Hall Run (Youghiogheny River tributary)

Hall Run is a 7.68 mi (12.36 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Youghiogheny River in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.

Hall Run
Tributary to Youghiogheny River
Map of Hall Run mouth location
Map of Hall Run mouth location
Location of Hall Run mouth
Map of Hall Run mouth location
Map of Hall Run mouth location
Hall Run (Youghiogheny River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyFayette
Physical characteristics
SourceFike Run divide
  locationFiketown, Pennsylvania[1]
  coordinates39°43′40″N 079°27′07″W[2]
  elevation2,310 ft (700 m)[1]
MouthYoughiogheny River in Youghiogheny River Lake
  location
Somerfield, Pennsylvania[3]
  coordinates
39°45′00″N 079°24′48″W[2]
  elevation
1,439 ft (439 m)[3]
Length7.68 mi (12.36 km)[4]
Basin size12.15 square miles (31.5 km2)[5]
Discharge 
  locationYoughiogheny River in Youghiogheny River Lake
  average24.13 cu ft/s (0.683 m3/s) at mouth with Youghiogheny River[5]
Basin features
ProgressionYoughiogheny RiverMonongahela RiverOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemMonongahela River
Tributaries 
  leftPinkham Run
  rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesGlass Road, PA 281, US 40, PA 281, Forrest Road, Dark Hollow Road, Myers Drive

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[2]

  • Hall's Run
  • Halls Run

Course

Hall Run rises at Fiketown, Pennsylvania,[1] and then flows easterly to join the Youghiogheny River in Youghiogheny River Lake at Somerfield.[3]

Watershed

Hall Run drains 12.15 square miles (31.5 km2) of area, receives about 48.3 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 350.05, and is about 72% forested.[5]

See also

References

  1. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  2. "GNIS Detail - Hall Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  3. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  4. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  5. "Hall Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
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