Welty Run is a 6.59 mi (10.61 km) long 3rd order tributary to Sewickley Creek in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]

Welty Run
Tributary to Sewickley Creek
Map of Welty Run mouth location
Map of Welty Run mouth location
Location of Welty Run mouth
Map of Welty Run mouth location
Map of Welty Run mouth location
Welty Run (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyWestmoreland
Physical characteristics
SourceFourmile Run divide
 • locationabout 3 miles southeast of Weltytown, Pennsylvania[2]
 • coordinates40°11′15″N 079°24′06″W / 40.18750°N 79.40167°W / 40.18750; -79.40167[1]
 • elevation2,015 ft (614 m)[2]
MouthSewickley Creek
 • location
Norvelt, Pennsylvania[3]
 • coordinates
40°12′45″N 079°29′35″W / 40.21250°N 79.49306°W / 40.21250; -79.49306[1]
 • elevation
975 ft (297 m)[3]
Length6.59 mi (10.61 km)[4]
Basin size12.66 square miles (32.8 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationSewickley Creek
 • average20.12 cu ft/s (0.570 m3/s) at mouth with Sewickley Creek[5]
Basin features
ProgressionSewickley CreekYoughiogheny RiverMonongahela RiverOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemMonongahela River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
WaterbodiesMammoth Lake
BridgesShady Lane, Ankney Hill Road, PA 982, Welty Road, County Park Road, Klaka Road, County Road, Holly Place, Mt. Pleasant Road

Variant names

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According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]

  • Welly Run

Course

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Welty Run rises about 3 miles southeast of Weltytown, Pennsylvania,[2] and then flows west to join Sewickley Creek at Norvelt, Pennsylvania.[3]

Watershed

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Welty Run drains 12.66 square miles (32.8 km2) of area, receives about 44.4 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 393.98, and is about 52% forested.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "GNIS Detail – Welty Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "Welty Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 17 November 2020.