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Drake Run (Youghiogheny River tributary)

Coordinates: 39°50′19″N 079°23′07″W / 39.83861°N 79.38528°W / 39.83861; -79.38528
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Drake Run
Tributary to Youghiogheny River
Map of Drake Run mouth location
Map of Drake Run mouth location
Location of Drake Run mouth
Map of Drake Run mouth location
Map of Drake Run mouth location
Drake Run (Youghiogheny River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountySomerset
Physical characteristics
SourceCranberry Glade Run divide
 • locationabout 3 miles north of Draketown, Pennsylvania[2]
 • coordinates39°53′48″N 079°22′06″W / 39.89667°N 79.36833°W / 39.89667; -79.36833[1]
 • elevation2,310 ft (700 m)[2]
MouthYoughiogheny River
 • location
about 0.75 miles northwest of Huston, Pennsylvania[3]
 • coordinates
39°50′19″N 079°23′07″W / 39.83861°N 79.38528°W / 39.83861; -79.38528[1]
 • elevation
1,298 ft (396 m)[3]
Length3.58 mi (5.76 km)[4]
Basin size16.21 square miles (42.0 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationYoughiogheny River
 • average20.47 cu ft/s (0.580 m3/s) at mouth with Youghiogheny River[5]
Basin features
Progressiongenerally south[4]
River systemMonongahela River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightLittle Glade Run
BridgesJersey Hollow Road, Back Road (x2), Draketown Road, Conn Road, Draketown Road

Drake Run is a 3.58 mi (5.76 km) long 1st order tributary to the Youghiogheny River in Somerset County, Pennsylvania.

Variant names

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

  • Drakes Run

Course

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Drake Run rises about 3 miles north of Draketown, Pennsylvania.[2] The river then flows south to join the Youghiogheny River about 0.75 of a mile northwest of Huston.[3]

Watershed

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Drake Run drains 16.21 square miles (42.0 km2) of area and receives about 48.3 in/year of precipitation. Drake Run has a wetness index of 374.92, and is about 92% forested.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Drake Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  4. ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "Drake Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 25 November 2020.