Sugar Run (Youghiogheny River tributary)

Sugar Run is a 1.01 mi (1.63 km) long 1st order tributary to the Youghiogheny River in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.

Sugar Run
Tributary to Youghiogheny River
Map of Sugar Run mouth location
Map of Sugar Run mouth location
Location of Sugar Run mouth
Map of Sugar Run mouth location
Map of Sugar Run mouth location
Sugar Run (Youghiogheny River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyFayette
Physical characteristics
SourceBruner Run and Blackberry Run divide
  locationabout 2 miles west of Kaufmann, Pennsylvania[1]
  coordinates39°54′28″N 079°30′30″W[2]
  elevation1,545 ft (471 m)[1]
MouthYoughiogheny River
  location
about 1 mile north of Holland Hill, Pennsylvania[3]
  coordinates
39°54′21″N 079°29′20″W[2]
  elevation
999 ft (304 m)[3]
Length1.01 mi (1.63 km)[4]
Basin size0.73 square miles (1.9 km2)[5]
Discharge 
  locationYoughiogheny River
  average1.49 cu ft/s (0.042 m3/s) at mouth with Youghiogheny River[5]
Basin features
ProgressionYoughiogheny RiverMonongahela RiverOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemMonongahela River
Tributaries 
  leftunnamed tributaries
  rightunnamed tributaries
Bridgesnone

Course

Sugar Run rises about 2 miles west of Kaufmann, Pennsylvania,[1] and then flows south-southeast to join the Youghiogheny River about 1 mile north of Holland Hill.[3]

Watershed

Sugar Run drains 0.73 square miles (1.9 km2) of area, receives about 47.0 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 347.83, and is about 94% forested.[5]

See also

References

  1. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  2. "GNIS Detail - Sugar Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  3. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  4. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  5. "Sugar Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
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