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Workman Run

Coordinates: 39°56′28″N 079°29′11″W / 39.94111°N 79.48639°W / 39.94111; -79.48639
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Workman Run
Tributary to Youghiogheny River
Map of Workman Run mouth location
Map of Workman Run mouth location
Location of Workman Run mouth
Map of Workman Run mouth location
Map of Workman Run mouth location
Workman Run (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyFayette
Physical characteristics
Sourceunnamed tributary to Indian Creek divide
 • locationabout 0.75 miles southwest of Mill Run[2]
 • coordinates39°56′38″N 079°27′48″W / 39.94389°N 79.46333°W / 39.94389; -79.46333[1]>
 • elevation1,600 ft (490 m)[2]
MouthYoughiogheny River
 • location
about 2.5 miles west-southwest of Mill Run[3]
 • coordinates
39°56′28″N 079°29′11″W / 39.94111°N 79.48639°W / 39.94111; -79.48639[1]
 • elevation
974 ft (297 m)[3]
Length1.39 mi (2.24 km)[4]
Basin size0.93 square miles (2.4 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationYoughiogheny River
 • average1.69 cu ft/s (0.048 m3/s) at mouth with Youghiogheny River[5]
Basin features
Progressionwest-southwest[4]
River systemMonongahela River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesSkinner Road

Workman Run is a 1.39 mi (2.24 km) long 1st order tributary to the Youghiogheny River in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.

Course

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Workman Run rises about 0.75 miles west of the community of Mill Run,[2] and then flows west-southwest to join the Youghiogheny River about 2.5 miles west-southwest of Mill Run.[3]

Watershed

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Workman Run drains 0.93 square miles (2.4 km2) of area, receives about 45.7 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 342.42, and is about 71% forested.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail – Workman Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  4. ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "Workman Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 23 November 2020.