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Hall Run (Youghiogheny River tributary)

Coordinates: 39°45′00″N 079°24′48″W / 39.75000°N 79.41333°W / 39.75000; -79.41333
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Hall Run
Tributary to Youghiogheny River
Map of Hall Run mouth location
Map of Hall Run mouth location
Location of Hall Run mouth
Map of Hall Run mouth location
Map of Hall Run mouth location
Hall Run (Youghiogheny River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyFayette
Physical characteristics
SourceFike Run divide
 • locationFiketown, Pennsylvania[2]
 • coordinates39°43′40″N 079°27′07″W / 39.72778°N 79.45194°W / 39.72778; -79.45194[1]
 • elevation2,310 ft (700 m)[2]
MouthYoughiogheny River in Youghiogheny River Lake
 • location
Somerfield, Pennsylvania[3]
 • coordinates
39°45′00″N 079°24′48″W / 39.75000°N 79.41333°W / 39.75000; -79.41333[1]
 • elevation
1,439 ft (439 m)[3]
Length7.68 mi (12.36 km)[4]
Basin size12.15 square miles (31.5 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationYoughiogheny River in Youghiogheny River Lake
 • average24.13 cu ft/s (0.683 m3/s) at mouth with Youghiogheny River[5]
Basin features
ProgressionYoughiogheny RiverMonongahela RiverOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemMonongahela River
Tributaries 
 • leftPinkham Run
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesGlass Road, PA 281, US 40, PA 281, Forrest Road, Dark Hollow Road, Myers Drive

Hall Run is a 7.68 mi (12.36 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Youghiogheny River in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.

Variant names

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

  • Hall's Run
  • Halls Run

Course

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Hall Run rises at Fiketown, Pennsylvania,[2] and then flows easterly to join the Youghiogheny River in Youghiogheny River Lake at Somerfield.[3]

Watershed

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Hall Run drains 12.15 square miles (31.5 km2) of area, receives about 48.3 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 350.05, and is about 72% forested.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Hall Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "Hall Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 26 November 2020.