Brush Run (Jacobs Creek tributary)

Brush Run is a 6.99 mi (11.25 km) long 2nd order tributary to Jacobs Creek in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.

Brush Run
Tributary to Jacobs Creek
Location of Brush Run mouth
Brush Run (Jacobs Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyWestmoreland
Physical characteristics
SourceLaurel Run divide
  locationabout 1 mile east of Kecksburg, Pennsylvania[1]
  coordinates40°10′12″N 079°33′47″W[2]
  elevation1,465 ft (447 m)[1]
MouthJacobs Creek
  location
about 0.5 miles southeast of Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania[3]
  coordinates
40°06′45″N 079°33′47″W[2]
  elevation
1,055 ft (322 m)[3]
Length6.99 mi (11.25 km)[4]
Basin size8.59 square miles (22.2 km2)[5]
Discharge 
  locationJacobs Creek
  average13.00 cu ft/s (0.368 m3/s) at mouth with Jacobs Creek[5]
Basin features
Progressionsouthwest[4]
River systemMonongahela River
Tributaries 
  leftunnamed tributaries
  rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesPA 982, Kecksburg Road, Hutter Farm Road, Bair Hill Road, Moccasin Hollow Road, Brush Creek Road, I-70, Carpentertown Mine Road, Pole Cat Road, PA 31

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[2]

  • Brush Creek
  • Laurel Run

Course

Brush Run rises about 1 mile east of Kecksburg, Pennsylvania,[1] and then flows southwest to join Jacobs Creek about 0.5 miles southeast of Mount Pleasant.[3]

Watershed

Brush Run drains 8.59 square miles (22.2 km2) of area, receives about 43.4 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 403.86, and is about 36% forested.[5]

References

  1. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  2. "GNIS Detail – Brush Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  3. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  4. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  5. "Brush Run Watershed Report". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
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