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Stauffer Run (Jacobs Creek tributary)

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Stream in Pennsylvania, USA
Stauffer Run
Tributary to Jacobs Creek
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Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyWestmoreland
BoroughScottdale
Physical characteristics
SourceBuffalo Run divide
 • locationabout 0.5 miles southwest of West Bethany, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates40°09′16″N 079°36′24″W / 40.15444°N 79.60667°W / 40.15444; -79.60667
 • elevation1,200 ft (370 m)
MouthJacobs Creek
 • locationScottdale, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates40°06′11″N 079°36′24″W / 40.10306°N 79.60667°W / 40.10306; -79.60667
 • elevation1,021 ft (311 m)
Length3.98 mi (6.41 km)
Basin size5.08 square miles (13.2 km)
Discharge 
 • locationJacobs Creek
 • average7.14 cu ft/s (0.202 m/s) at mouth with Jacobs Creek
Basin features
Progressionsouth
River systemMonongahela River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesAdams-Bowser Road, Ottenberg Road, PA 981, Mt. Nebo Church Road, Pine Lane, Hawkeye Road, Onyx Street, Porter Avenue, Mt. Pleasant Road

Stauffer Run is a 3.98 mi (6.41 km) long 2nd order tributary to Jacobs Creek in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.

Course

Stauffer Run rises about 0.5 miles southwest of West Bethany, Pennsylvania, and then flows south to join Jacobs Creek at Scottdale.

Watershed

Stauffer Run drains 5.08 square miles (13.2 km) of area, receives about 42.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 377.03, and is about 27% forested.

References

  1. ^ "GNIS Detail - Stauffer Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Stauffer Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
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