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Rock Spring Run (Youghiogheny River tributary)

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Coordinates: 39°51′15″N 079°27′36″W / 39.85417°N 79.46000°W / 39.85417; -79.46000
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Rock Spring Run
Tributary to Youghiogheny River
Map of Rock Spring Run mouth location
Map of Rock Spring Run mouth location
Location of Rock Spring Run mouth
Map of Rock Spring Run mouth location
Map of Rock Spring Run mouth location
Rock Spring Run (Youghiogheny River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyFayette
Physical characteristics
SourceBear Run divide
 • locationabout 2.5 miles north-northeast of Victoria, Pennsylvania[2]
 • coordinates39°52′51″N 079°26′31″W / 39.88083°N 79.44194°W / 39.88083; -79.44194[1]
 • elevation2,215 ft (675 m)[2]
MouthYoughiogheny River
 • location
Victoria, Pennsylvania[3]
 • coordinates
39°51′15″N 079°27′36″W / 39.85417°N 79.46000°W / 39.85417; -79.46000[1]
 • elevation
1,257 ft (383 m)[3]
Length2.34 mi (3.77 km)[4]
Basin size1.56 square miles (4.0 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationYoughiogheny River
 • average3.18 cu ft/s (0.090 m3/s) at mouth with Youghiogheny River[5]
Basin features
Progressionsouthwest[4]
River systemMonongahela River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesVictoria Trail

Rock Spring Run is a 2.34 mi (3.77 km) long 1st order tributary to the Youghiogheny River in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.

Variant names

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

  • Shermans Run

Course

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Rock Spring Run rises about 2.5 miles north-northeast of Victoria, Pennsylvania,[2] and then flows southwest to join the Youghiogheny River at Victoria.[3]

Watershed

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Rock Spring Run drains 1.56 square miles (4.0 km2) of area, receives about 47.9 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 381.95, and is about 94% forested.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Rock Spring 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. ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "Rock Spring Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
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