Barren Run (Jacobs Creek tributary)
Barren Run Tributary to Jacobs Creek | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Westmoreland |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Lick Run divide |
• location | about 0.5 miles west-northwest of Mendon, Pennsylvania[2] |
• coordinates | 40°11′00″N 079°27′02″W / 40.18333°N 79.45056°W[1] |
• elevation | 1,160 ft (350 m)[2] |
Mouth | Jacobs Creek |
• location | about 0.5 miles southeast of Jacobs Creek, Pennsylvania[3] |
• coordinates | 40°07′16″N 079°43′20″W / 40.12111°N 79.72222°W[1] |
• elevation | 815 ft (248 m)[3] |
Length | 5.63 mi (9.06 km)[4] |
Basin size | 10.49 square miles (27.2 km2)[5] |
Discharge | |
• location | Jacobs Creek |
• average | 13.59 cu ft/s (0.385 m3/s) at mouth with Jacobs Creek[5] |
Basin features | |
Progression | southwest[4] |
River system | Monongahela River |
Tributaries | |
• left | unnamed tributaries |
• right | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges | Mendon Road, Charlies Road, Mendon Road, PA 981, JD Smith Road, Mt. Etna Road |
Barren Run is a 5.63 mi (9.06 km) long 2nd order tributary to Jacobs Creek in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.
Variant names
[edit]According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
- Barnes Run
Course
[edit]Barren Run rises about 0.5 miles west-northwest of Mendon, Pennsylvania,[2] and then flows southwest to join Jacobs Creek about 0.5 miles southeast of Jacobs Creek.[3]
Watershed
[edit]Barren Run drains 10.49 square miles (27.2 km2) of area, receives about 41.4 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 340.38, and is about 58% forested.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Barren Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ a b c "Little Sewickley Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 18 November 2020.