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Wilson Run (Sewickley Creek tributary)

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Stream in Pennsylvania, USA
Wilson Run
Tributary to Sewickley Creek
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Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyWestmoreland
Physical characteristics
SourceSherrick Run divide
 • locationabout 0.5 miles northwest of Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates40°10′41″N 079°31′42″W / 40.17806°N 79.52833°W / 40.17806; -79.52833
 • elevation1,175 ft (358 m)
MouthSewickley Creek
 • locationPaintersville, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates40°12′36″N 079°36′23″W / 40.21000°N 79.60639°W / 40.21000; -79.60639
 • elevation935 ft (285 m)
Length5.64 mi (9.08 km)
Basin size7.42 square miles (19.2 km)
Discharge 
 • locationSewickley Creek
 • average10.13 cu ft/s (0.287 m/s) at mouth with Sewickley Creek
Basin features
ProgressionSewickley CreekYoughiogheny RiverMonongahela RiverOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemMonongahela River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesBrook Hollow Road, PA 819, Simpson Hollow Road, Frye Hollow Street, Sportsmen Road, Fry Hollow Road, King Thorne Road, S Center Avenue

Wilson Run is a 5.64 mi (9.08 km) long 2nd order tributary to Sewickley Creek in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.

Course

Wilson Run rises about 0.5 miles northwest of Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania, and then flows northwest to join Sewickley Creek at Paintersville.

Watershed

Wilson Run drains 7.42 square miles (19.2 km) of area, receives about 41.8 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 368.30, and is about 51% forested.

References

  1. ^ "GNIS Detail - Wilson Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  4. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Belson Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
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