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 | |
|---|---|
  Location of Sugar Run mouth  Sugar Run (Youghiogheny River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Fayette |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Bruner Run and Blackberry Run divide |
| • location | about 2 miles west of Kaufmann, Pennsylvania[1] |
| • coordinates | 39°54′28″N 079°30′30″W[2] |
| • elevation | 1,545 ft (471 m)[1] |
| Mouth | Youghiogheny 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] |
| Length | 1.01 mi (1.63 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 0.73 square miles (1.9 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Youghiogheny River |
| • average | 1.49 cu ft/s (0.042 m3/s) at mouth with Youghiogheny River[5] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Youghiogheny River → Monongahela River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
| River system | Monongahela River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | none |
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
- "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
- "GNIS Detail - Sugar Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
- "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
- "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
- "Sugar Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
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