Meadow Run (Jacobs Creek tributary)

Meadow Run is a 5.24 mi (8.43 km) long 2nd order tributary to Jacobs Creek in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.

Meadow Run
Tributary to Jacobs Creek
Map of Meadow Run mouth location
Map of Meadow Run mouth location
Location of Meadow Run mouth
Map of Meadow Run mouth location
Map of Meadow Run mouth location
Meadow Run (Jacobs Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyWestmoreland
Physical characteristics
SourceBuffalo Run divide
 • locationabout 1.5 miles southwest of Ruffsdale, Pennsylvania[2]
 • coordinates40°09′47″N 079°37′46″W / 40.16306°N 79.62944°W / 40.16306; -79.62944[1]
 • elevation1,262 ft (385 m)[2]
MouthJacobs Creek
 • location
about 0.75 miles west-northwest of Chaintown, Pennsylvania[3]
 • coordinates
40°06′17″N 079°40′04″W / 40.10472°N 79.66778°W / 40.10472; -79.66778[1]
 • elevation
978 ft (298 m)[3]
Length5.24 mi (8.43 km)[4]
Basin size6.97 square miles (18.1 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationJacobs Creek
 • average9.98 cu ft/s (0.283 m3/s) at mouth with Jacobs Creek[5]
Basin features
Progressionsouthwest[4]
River systemMonongahela River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesPA 981, Wesley Chapel Road, Espey Road, Meadow Run Road

Course

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Meadow Run rises about 1.5 miles southwest of Ruffsdale, Pennsylvania,[2] and then flows southwest to join Jacobs Creek about 0.75 miles west-northwest of Chaintown.[3]

Watershed

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Meadow Run drains 6.97 square miles (18.1 km2) of area, receives about 42.3 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 379.72, and is about 40% forested.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Meadow Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  4. ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "Little Sewickley Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 18 November 2020.