Jacks Run is a 9.44 mi (15.19 km) long 3rd order tributary to Sewickley Creek in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.
| Jacks Run Tributary to Sewickley Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Jacks Run mouth  Jacks Run (Sewickley Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Westmoreland |
| City | Greensburg |
| Borough | Youngwood |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Crabtree Creek divide |
| • location | about 0.5 miles southwest of Hannastown, Pennsylvania[2] |
| • coordinates | 40°20′07″N 079°30′06″W / 40.33528°N 79.50167°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,130 ft (340 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Sewickley Creek |
• location | Youngwood, Pennsylvania[3] |
• coordinates | 40°13′45″N 079°46′39″W / 40.22917°N 79.77750°W[1] |
• elevation | 938 ft (286 m)[3] |
| Length | 9.44 mi (15.19 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 28.58 square miles (74.0 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Sewickley Creek |
| • average | 38.09 cu ft/s (1.079 m3/s) at mouth with Sewickley Creek[5] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Sewickley Creek → Youghiogheny River → Monongahela River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
| River system | Monongahela River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Slate Creek |
| • right | Coal Tar Run Zellers Run |
| Bridges | Barnhart Road, New Alexandria Road (x2), Roseytown Road, E Pittsburgh Street, Offutt Street, Laird Street, Brewery Lane, Euclid Avenue, Mt. Pleasant Street, Green Street, Southwest Crossroads, US 30, PA 819, US 119, Keystone Avenue, US 119, Shady Lane, Avenue B, Depot Street, E Hillis Street |
Course
editJacks Run rises about 0.5 miles southwest of Hannastown, Pennsylvania,[2] and then flows southwest to join Sewickley Creek at Youngwood.[3]
Watershed
editJacks Run drains 28.58 square miles (74.0 km2) of area, receives about 42.2 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 378.89, and is about 34% forested.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Jacks Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- ^ a b c "Jacks Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
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