Quebec Run

Stream in Pennsylvania, USA
39°45′51″N 079°42′25″W / 39.76417°N 79.70694°W / 39.76417; -79.70694[1] • elevation2,240 ft (680 m)[2] MouthBig Sandy Creek
 • location
about 4 miles southwest of Elliottsville, Pennsylvania[3]
 • coordinates
39°44′12″N 079°39′35″W / 39.73667°N 79.65972°W / 39.73667; -79.65972[1]
 • elevation
1,550 ft (470 m)[3]Length3.74 mi (6.02 km)[4]Basin size14.33 square miles (37.1 km2)[5]Discharge  • locationBig Sandy Creek • average31.80 cu ft/s (0.900 m3/s) at mouth with Big Sandy Creek[5] Basin featuresProgressioneast and southeast[4]River systemMonongahela RiverTributaries  • leftMill Run • rightunnamed tributariesBridgesnone

Quebec Run is a 3.74 mi (6.02 km) long 3rd order tributary to Big Sandy Creek in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]

Variant names

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

  • Mill Run

Course

Quebec Run rises about 2 miles northeast of Wymps Gap, Pennsylvania,[2] and then flows east and southeast to join Big Sandy Creek about 4 miles southwest of Elliottsville.[3]

Watershed

Quebec Run drains 14.33 square miles (37.1 km2) of area, receives about 50.9 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 320.85, and is about 94% forested.[5]

See also

References

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