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Cucumber Run (Youghiogheny River tributary)

Coordinates: 39°51′50″N 079°30′04″W / 39.86389°N 79.50111°W / 39.86389; -79.50111
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Cucumber Run
Tributary to Youghiogheny River
Cucumber Falls
Cucumber Falls on Cucumber Run
Map of Cucumber Run mouth location
Map of Cucumber Run mouth location
Location of Cucumber Run mouth
Map of Cucumber Run mouth location
Map of Cucumber Run mouth location
Cucumber Run (Youghiogheny River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyFayette
Physical characteristics
SourceMeadow Run divide
 • locationabout 2 miles south of Deer Lake, Pennsylvania[2]
 • coordinates39°50′21″N 079°32′55″W / 39.83917°N 79.54861°W / 39.83917; -79.54861[1]
 • elevation1,895 ft (578 m)[2]
MouthYoughiogheny River
 • location
about 0.25 miles southesst of Ohiopyle, Pennsylvania[3]
 • coordinates
39°51′50″N 079°30′04″W / 39.86389°N 79.50111°W / 39.86389; -79.50111[1]
 • elevation
1,042 ft (318 m)[3]
Length3.09 mi (4.97 km)[4]
Basin size6.42 square miles (16.6 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationYoughiogheny River
 • average14.50 cu ft/s (0.411 m3/s) at mouth with Youghiogheny River[5]
Basin features
ProgressionYoughiogheny RiverMonongahela RiverOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemMonongahela River
Tributaries 
 • leftNorth Branch Cucumber Run
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesBell Grove Road, Middle Ridge Road, Ohiopyle Road

Cucumber Run is a 3.09 mi (4.97 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Youghiogheny River in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.

Course

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Cucumber Run rises about 2 miles southeast of Deer Lake, Pennsylvania,[2] and then flows northeast to join the Youghiogheny River about 0.25 miles southeast of Ohiopyle.[3]

Watershed

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Cucumber Run drains 6.42 square miles (16.6 km2) of area, receives about 51.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 350.68, and is about 85% forested.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Cucumber Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "Cucumber Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 24 November 2020.