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Brush Run (Jacobs Creek tributary)

Coordinates: 40°06′45″N 079°33′47″W / 40.11250°N 79.56306°W / 40.11250; -79.56306
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Brush Run
Tributary to Jacobs Creek
Map of Brush Run mouth location
Map of Brush Run mouth location
Location of Brush Run mouth
Map of Brush Run mouth location
Map of Brush Run mouth location
Brush Run (Jacobs Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyWestmoreland
Physical characteristics
SourceLaurel Run divide
 • locationabout 1 mile east of Kecksburg, Pennsylvania[2]
 • coordinates40°10′12″N 079°33′47″W / 40.17000°N 79.56306°W / 40.17000; -79.56306[1]
 • elevation1,465 ft (447 m)[2]
MouthJacobs Creek
 • location
about 0.5 miles southeast of Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania[3]
 • coordinates
40°06′45″N 079°33′47″W / 40.11250°N 79.56306°W / 40.11250; -79.56306[1]
 • elevation
1,055 ft (322 m)[3]
Length6.99 mi (11.25 km)[4]
Basin size8.59 square miles (22.2 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationJacobs Creek
 • average13.00 cu ft/s (0.368 m3/s) at mouth with Jacobs Creek[5]
Basin features
Progressionsouthwest[4]
River systemMonongahela River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesPA 982, Kecksburg Road, Hutter Farm Road, Bair Hill Road, Moccasin Hollow Road, Brush Creek Road, I-70, Carpentertown Mine Road, Pole Cat Road, PA 31

Brush Run is a 6.99 mi (11.25 km) long 2nd order tributary to Jacobs Creek in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.

Variant names

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

  • Brush Creek
  • Laurel Run

Course

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Brush Run rises about 1 mile east of Kecksburg, Pennsylvania,[2] and then flows southwest to join Jacobs Creek about 0.5 miles southeast of Mount Pleasant.[3]

Watershed

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Brush Run drains 8.59 square miles (22.2 km2) of area, receives about 43.4 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 403.86, and is about 36% forested.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail – Brush Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  4. ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "Brush Run Watershed Report". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved 19 November 2020.