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Smiley Run (Youghiogheny River tributary)

Coordinates: 40°03′01″N 079°39′54″W / 40.05028°N 79.66500°W / 40.05028; -79.66500
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Smiley Run
Tributary to Youghiogheny River
Map of Smiley Run mouth location
Map of Smiley Run mouth location
Location of Smiley Run mouth
Map of Smiley Run mouth location
Map of Smiley Run mouth location
Smiley Run (Youghiogheny River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyFayette
BoroughDawson
Physical characteristics
SourceJacobs Creek divide
 • locationabout 1 mile south of Chaintown, Pennsylvania[2]
 • coordinates40°05′13″N 079°39′34″W / 40.08694°N 79.65944°W / 40.08694; -79.65944[1]
 • elevation1,220 ft (370 m)[2]
MouthYoughiogheny River
 • location
Dawson, Pennsylvania[3]
 • coordinates
40°03′01″N 079°39′54″W / 40.05028°N 79.66500°W / 40.05028; -79.66500[1]
 • elevation
843 ft (257 m)[3]
Length2.80 mi (4.51 km)[4]
Basin size2.74 square miles (7.1 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationYoughiogheny River
 • average3.73 cu ft/s (0.106 m3/s) at mouth with Youghiogheny River[5]
Basin features
Progressiongenerally south[4]
River systemMonongahela River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesGillespie Road, Davis Road, Banning Road, Rimel Road, School Road

Smiley Run is a 2.80 mi (4.51 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Youghiogheny River in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.

Course

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Smiley Run rises about 1 mile south of Chaintown, Pennsylvania,[2] and then flows south to join the Youghiogheny River at Dawson.[3]

Watershed

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Smiley Run drains 2.74 square miles (7.1 km2) of area, receives about 42.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 344.85, and is about 44% forested.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Smiley Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  4. ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "Smiley Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 21 November 2020.