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Jonathan Run (Youghiogheny River tributary)

Coordinates: 39°54′17″N 079°29′20″W / 39.90472°N 79.48889°W / 39.90472; -79.48889
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Jonathan Run
Tributary to Youghiogheny River
Jonathan Run Falls
Jonathan Run Falls
Map of Jonathan Run mouth location
Map of Jonathan Run mouth location
Location of Jonathan Run mouth
Map of Jonathan Run mouth location
Map of Jonathan Run mouth location
Jonathan Run (Youghiogheny River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyFayette
Physical characteristics
SourceGlade Run divide
 • locationabout 2 miles west of Kaufmann, Pennsylvania[2]
 • coordinates39°52′35″N 079°33′30″W / 39.87639°N 79.55833°W / 39.87639; -79.55833[1]
 • elevation2,240 ft (680 m)[2]
MouthYoughiogheny River
 • location
about 3 miles northeast of Deer Lake, Pennsylvania[3]
 • coordinates
39°54′17″N 079°29′20″W / 39.90472°N 79.48889°W / 39.90472; -79.48889[1]
 • elevation
999 ft (304 m)[3]
Length4.95 mi (7.97 km)[4]
Basin size6.47 square miles (16.8 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationYoughiogheny River
 • average14.25 cu ft/s (0.404 m3/s) at mouth with Youghiogheny River[5]
Basin features
ProgressionYoughiogheny RiverMonongahela RiverOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemMonongahela River
Tributaries 
 • leftBlackberry Run
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesDunbar Road, Holland Hill Road (x3)

Joanthan Run is a 4.95 mi (7.97 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Youghiogheny River in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]

  • Jonathans Run

Course

Jonathan Run rises about 2 miles west of Kaufmann, Pennsylvania,[2] and then flows northeast to join the Youghiogheny River about 1 mile north of Deer Lake.[3]

Watershed

Jonathan Run drains 6.47 square miles (16.8 km2) of area, receives about 50.0 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 343.71, and is about 94% forested.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Jonathan Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "Jonathan Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 24 November 2020.