Connell Run

Connell Run
Tributary to Youghiogheny River
Map of Connell Run mouth location
Map of Connell Run mouth location
Location of Connell Run mouth
Map of Connell Run mouth location
Map of Connell Run mouth location
Connell Run (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyFayette
BoroughConnellsville
Physical characteristics
SourceTates Run divide (Chestnut Ridge)
 • locationabout 1.5 miles west of Pleasant Hill, Pennsylvania[2]
 • coordinates40°00′35″N 079°32′05″W / 40.00972°N 79.53472°W / 40.00972; -79.53472[1]
 • elevation1,920 ft (590 m)[2]
MouthYoughiogheny River
 • location
Connellsville, Pennsylvania[3]
 • coordinates
40°00′55″N 079°35′54″W / 40.01528°N 79.59833°W / 40.01528; -79.59833[1]
 • elevation
866 ft (264 m)[3]
Length3.78 mi (6.08 km)[4]
Basin size3.14 square miles (8.1 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationYoughiogheny River
 • average5.44 cu ft/s (0.154 m3/s) at mouth with Youghiogheny River[5]
Basin features
Progressiongenerally west[4]
River systemMonongahela River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesMcCoy Hollow Road (x5), Hosfelt Road, Perry Street, South Alley, E Park Drive (x2), Wills Road, Baldwin Avenue, S Pittsburgh Street, S Arch Street

Connell Run is a 3.14 mi (5.05 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Youghiogheny River in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]

Course

Connell Run rises about 1.5 miles west-southwest of Pleasant Hill, Pennsylvania,[2] and then flows west to join the Youghiogheny River at Connellsville.[3]

Watershed

Connell Run drains 3.78 square miles (9.8 km2) of area, receives about 45.5 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 339.82, and is about 70% forested.[5]

Natural history

Connell Run is the location of Connell Run BDA. The slopes on Connell Run provide habitat for a plant of special concern.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Connell Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  4. ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "Connell Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  6. ^ "Fayette County Natural Heritage Inventory" (PDF). Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program. Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program. Retrieved 22 November 2020.