Stauffer Run (Jacobs Creek tributary)

Stauffer Run is a 3.98 mi (6.41 km) long 2nd order tributary to Jacobs Creek in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.

Stauffer Run
Tributary to Jacobs Creek
Map of Stauffer Run mouth location
Map of Stauffer Run mouth location
Location of Stauffer Run mouth
Map of Stauffer Run mouth location
Map of Stauffer Run mouth location
Stauffer Run (Jacobs Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyWestmoreland
BoroughScottdale
Physical characteristics
SourceBuffalo Run divide
 • locationabout 0.5 miles southwest of West Bethany, Pennsylvania[2]
 • coordinates40°09′16″N 079°36′24″W / 40.15444°N 79.60667°W / 40.15444; -79.60667[1]
 • elevation1,200 ft (370 m)[2]
MouthJacobs Creek
 • location
Scottdale, Pennsylvania[3]
 • coordinates
40°06′11″N 079°36′24″W / 40.10306°N 79.60667°W / 40.10306; -79.60667[1]
 • elevation
1,021 ft (311 m)[3]
Length3.98 mi (6.41 km)[4]
Basin size5.08 square miles (13.2 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationJacobs Creek
 • average7.14 cu ft/s (0.202 m3/s) at mouth with Jacobs Creek[5]
Basin features
Progressionsouth[4]
River systemMonongahela River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesAdams-Bowser Road, Ottenberg Road, PA 981, Mt. Nebo Church Road, Pine Lane, Hawkeye Road, Onyx Street, Porter Avenue, Mt. Pleasant Road

Course

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Stauffer Run rises about 0.5 miles southwest of West Bethany, Pennsylvania,[2] and then flows south to join Jacobs Creek at Scottdale.[3]

Watershed

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Stauffer Run drains 5.08 square miles (13.2 km2) of area, receives about 42.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 377.03, and is about 27% forested.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Stauffer 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 "Stauffer Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 18 November 2020.