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Camp Run (Youghiogheny River tributary)

Coordinates: 39°51′20″N 079°25′10″W / 39.85556°N 79.41944°W / 39.85556; -79.41944
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Camp Run
Tributary to Youghiogheny River
Map of Camp Run mouth location
Map of Camp Run mouth location
Location of Camp Run mouth
Map of Camp Run mouth location
Map of Camp Run mouth location
Camp Run (Youghiogheny River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyFayette
Somerset
Physical characteristics
SourceYoughiogheny River divide
 • locationabout 1 mile northeast of Bidwell, Pennsylvania[2]
 • coordinates39°51′55″N 079°24′23″W / 39.86528°N 79.40639°W / 39.86528; -79.40639[1]
 • elevation2,160 ft (660 m)[2]
MouthYoughiogheny River
 • location
Bidwell, Pennsylvania[3]
 • coordinates
39°51′20″N 079°25′10″W / 39.85556°N 79.41944°W / 39.85556; -79.41944[1]
 • elevation
1,275 ft (389 m)[3]
Length1.04 mi (1.67 km)[4]
Basin size0.54 square miles (1.4 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationYoughiogheny River
 • average1.16 cu ft/s (0.033 m3/s) at mouth with Youghiogheny River[5]
Basin features
Progressiongenerally south[4]
River systemMonongahela River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
Bridgesnone

Camp Run is a 1.04 mi (1.67 km) long 1st order tributary to the Youghiogheny River in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Course

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Camp Run rises about 1 mile northeast of Bidwell, Pennsylvania, in Somerset County[2] and then flows south-southwest into Fayette County to join the Youghiogheny River at Bidwell.[3]

Watershed

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Camp Run drains 0.54 square miles (1.4 km2) of area, receives about 48.5 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 308.44, and is about 98% forested.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Camp Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  4. ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "Camp Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 25 November 2020.