Dickerson Run (Youghiogheny River tributary)
Appearance
Dickerson Run Tributary to Youghiogheny River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Fayette |
Borough | Vanderbilt |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Opossum Run divide |
• location | pond about 1.5 miles northwest of Leisenring, Pennsylvania[2] |
• coordinates | 40°01′15″N 079°39′48″W / 40.02083°N 79.66333°W[1] |
• elevation | 1,120 ft (340 m)[2] |
Mouth | Youghiogheny River |
• location | Liberty, Pennsylvania[3] |
• coordinates | 40°02′45″N 079°39′41″W / 40.04583°N 79.66139°W[1] |
• elevation | 845 ft (258 m)[3] |
Length | 3.36 mi (5.41 km)[4] |
Basin size | 6.04 square miles (15.6 km2)[5] |
Discharge | |
• location | Youghiogheny River |
• average | 8.64 cu ft/s (0.245 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 | Lower Sandy Hollow Road (x2), Nellies School Road, Main Street, Creek Road (x2), Hollow Road, Front Street |
Dickerson Run is a 3.36 mi (5.41 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Youghiogheny River in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.
Variant names
[edit]According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
- Dickinsons Mill Run
Course
[edit]Dickerson Run rises in a pond about 1.5 miles northwest of Leisenring, Pennsylvania,[2] and then flows north to join the Youghiogheny River at Liberty.[3]
Watershed
[edit]Dickerson Run drains 6.04 square miles (15.6 km2) of area, receives about 42.8 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 335.92, and is about 51% forested.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Dickerson Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ a b c "Dickerson Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 22 November 2020.