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Stream in Pennsylvania, USA
Scotts Run
Tributary to Big Sandy Creek
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Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyFayette
Physical characteristics
SourceDeadman Run divide
 • locationabout 1 mile southwest of Mt. Washington, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates39°48′13″N 079°35′04″W / 39.80361°N 79.58444°W / 39.80361; -79.58444
 • elevation1,850 ft (560 m)
MouthBig Sandy Creek
 • locationabout 3 miles north-northeast of Elliottsville, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates39°47′45″N 079°37′01″W / 39.79583°N 79.61694°W / 39.79583; -79.61694
 • elevation1,598 ft (487 m)
Length1.89 mi (3.04 km)
Basin size1.28 square miles (3.3 km)
Discharge 
 • locationBig Sandy Creek
 • average2.92 cu ft/s (0.083 m/s) at mouth with Big Sandy Creek
Basin features
Progressionsoutheast
River systemMonongahela River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesScott Run Road (x5)

Scotts Run is a 1.89 mi (3.04 km) long 2nd order tributary to Big Sandy Creek in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Course

Scotts Run rises about 1 mile southwest of Mt. Washington, and then flows southwest to join Big Sandy Creek about 3 miles north-northeast of Elliottsville.

Watershed

Scotts Run drains 1.28 square miles (3.3 km) of area, receives about 50.8 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 302.71, and is about 96% forested.

See also

References

  1. ^ "GNIS Detail - Scotts Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Scotts Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
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