Virgin Run

Virgin Run
Tributary to Youghiogheny River
Map of Virgin Run mouth location
Map of Virgin Run mouth location
Location of Virgin Run mouth
Map of Virgin Run mouth location
Map of Virgin Run mouth location
Virgin Run (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyFayette
Physical characteristics
SourceAllen Run divide
 • locationpond in Flatwoods, Pennsylvania[2]
 • coordinates40°01′30″N 079°43′37″W / 40.02500°N 79.72694°W / 40.02500; -79.72694[1]
 • elevation1,320 ft (400 m)[2]
MouthYoughiogheny River
 • location
about 2 miles southeast of Perryopolis, Pennsylvania[3]
 • coordinates
40°03′45″N 079°42′35″W / 40.06250°N 79.70972°W / 40.06250; -79.70972[1]
 • elevation
837 ft (255 m)[3]
Length3.44 mi (5.54 km)[4]
Basin size
4.75 square miles (12.3 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationYoughiogheny River
 • average7.06 cu ft/s (0.200 m3/s) at mouth with Youghiogheny River[5]
Basin features
ProgressionYoughiogheny River → Monongahela River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico
River systemMonongahela River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
WaterbodiesVirgin Run Lake
BridgesTown Country Road, PA 201, Maplewood Road

Virgin Run is a 3.44 mi (5.54 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Youghiogheny River in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]

Variant names

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

  • Virgins Run

Course

Virgin Run rises in a pond in Flatwoods, Pennsylvania,[2] and then flows northeast to join the Youghiogheny River about 2 miles southeast of Perryopolis.[3]

Watershed

Virgin Run drains 4.75 square miles (12.3 km2) of area, receives about 43.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 384.82, and is about 53% forested.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "GNIS Detail - Virgin Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "Virgin Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 21 November 2020.


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