Stauffer Run (Jacobs Creek tributary)
Stauffer Run is a 3.98 mi (6.41 km) long 2nd order tributary to Jacobs Creek in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.
| Stauffer Run Tributary to Jacobs Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Stauffer Run mouth  Stauffer Run (Jacobs Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Westmoreland |
| Borough | Scottdale |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Buffalo Run divide |
| • location | about 0.5 miles southwest of West Bethany, Pennsylvania[1] |
| • coordinates | 40°09′16″N 079°36′24″W[2] |
| • elevation | 1,200 ft (370 m)[1] |
| Mouth | Jacobs Creek |
• location | Scottdale, Pennsylvania[3] |
• coordinates | 40°06′11″N 079°36′24″W[2] |
• elevation | 1,021 ft (311 m)[3] |
| Length | 3.98 mi (6.41 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 5.08 square miles (13.2 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Jacobs Creek |
| • average | 7.14 cu ft/s (0.202 m3/s) at mouth with Jacobs Creek[5] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | south[4] |
| River system | Monongahela River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Adams-Bowser Road, Ottenberg Road, PA 981, Mt. Nebo Church Road, Pine Lane, Hawkeye Road, Onyx Street, Porter Avenue, Mt. Pleasant Road |
Course
Stauffer Run rises about 0.5 miles southwest of West Bethany, Pennsylvania,[1] and then flows south to join Jacobs Creek at Scottdale.[3]
Watershed
Stauffer Run drains 5.08 square miles (13.2 km2) of area, receives about 42.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 377.03, and is about 27% forested.[5]
References
- "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- "GNIS Detail - Stauffer Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- "Stauffer Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
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