Muddy Run (Georges Creek tributary)

Muddy Run is a 4.46 mi (7.18 km) long 2nd order tributary to Georges Creek in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.

Muddy Run
Tributary to Georges Creek
Location of Muddy Run mouth
Muddy Run (Georges Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyFayette
BoroughFairchance
Physical characteristics
SourceRedstone Creek divide
  locationabout 0.25 miles east of Oliphant Furnace, Pennsylvania[1]
  coordinates39°50′28″N 079°42′47″W[2]
  elevation1,320 ft (400 m)[1]
MouthGeorges Creek
  location
Fairchance, Pennsylvania[3]
  coordinates
39°48′48″N 079°45′50″W[2]
  elevation
1,002 ft (305 m)[3]
Length4.46 mi (7.18 km)[4]
Basin size5.95 square miles (15.4 km2)[5]
Discharge 
  locationGeorges Creek
  average8.89 cu ft/s (0.252 m3/s) at mouth with Georges Creek[5]
Basin features
Progressionwest and south[4]
River systemMonongahela River
Tributaries 
  leftunnamed tributaries
  rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesMountain Road, Oliphant Road, Post Office Road, Willey Road, Old Wynne Road, Georges Fairchance Road, Wynn Road, W Church Street

Course

Muddy Run rises about 0.25 miles east of Oliphant Furnace, Pennsylvania,[1] and then flows west and south to join Georges Creek at Fairchance, Pennsylvania.[3]

Watershed

Muddy Run drains 5.95 square miles (15.4 km2) of area, receives about 44.2 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 410.02, and is about 36% forested.[5]

See also

References

  1. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  2. "GNIS Detail - Muddy Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  3. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  4. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  5. "Muddy Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
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