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Shupe Run

Coordinates: 40°07′30″N 079°32′11″W / 40.12500°N 79.53639°W / 40.12500; -79.53639
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Shupe Run
Tributary to Jacobs Creek
Map of Shupe Run mouth location
Map of Shupe Run mouth location
Location of Shupe Run mouth
Map of Shupe Run mouth location
Map of Shupe Run mouth location
Shupe Run (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyWestmoreland
BoroughMount Pleasant
Physical characteristics
SourceSherrick Run divide
 • locationabout 0.25 miles north of Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania[2]
 • coordinates40°10′07″N 079°32′02″W / 40.16861°N 79.53389°W / 40.16861; -79.53389[1]
 • elevation1,120 ft (340 m)[2]
MouthJacobs Creek
 • location
Buckeye, Pennsylvania[3]
 • coordinates
40°07′30″N 079°32′11″W / 40.12500°N 79.53639°W / 40.12500; -79.53639[1]
 • elevation
1,037 ft (316 m)[3]
Length3.08 mi (4.96 km)[4]
Basin size4.05 square miles (10.5 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationJacobs Creek
 • average5.89 cu ft/s (0.167 m3/s) at mouth with Jacobs Creek[5]
Basin features
Progressionsouth[4]
River systemMonongahela River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesRoyal State Street, Castle Lane, State Street, Slope Hill Road, E Main Street, Cooks Way

Shupe Run is a 3.08 mi (4.96 km) long 2nd order tributary to Jacobs Creek in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.

Course

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Shupe Run rises about 0.25 miles north of Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania,[2] and then flows south to join Jacobs Creek at Buckeye.[3]

Watershed

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Shupe Run drains 4.05 square miles (10.5 km2) of area, receives about 42.5 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 415.01, and is about 20% forested.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Shupe Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 18 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 18 November 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "Shupe Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 18 November 2020.