Mounts Creek (Youghiogheny River tributary)

Mounts Creek
Tributary to Youghiogheny River
Map of Mounts Creek mouth location
Map of Mounts Creek mouth location
Location of Mounts Creek mouth
Map of Mounts Creek mouth location
Map of Mounts Creek mouth location
Mounts Creek (Youghiogheny River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyFayette
BoroughConnellsville
Physical characteristics
SourceSouth Spruce Run divide
 • locationabout 2 miles northwest of Clinton, Pennsylvania[2]
 • coordinates40°03′57″N 079°28′44″W / 40.06583°N 79.47889°W / 40.06583; -79.47889[1]
 • elevation1,980 ft (600 m)[2]
MouthYoughiogheny River
 • location
Connellsville, Pennsylvania[3]
 • coordinates
40°01′46″N 079°36′08″W / 40.02944°N 79.60222°W / 40.02944; -79.60222[1]
 • elevation
853 ft (260 m)[3]
Length13.11 mi (21.10 km)[4]
Basin size31.19 square miles (80.8 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationYoughiogheny River
 • average49.11 cu ft/s (1.391 m3/s) at mouth with Youghiogheny River[5]
Basin features
Progressionnorth, west, and south[4]
River systemMonongahela River
Tributaries 
 • leftSouth Spruce Run
Whites Run
 • rightIrish Run
BridgesWingrove Road, Eutsey Road, Ore Mine Hill Road, PLeasant Valley Road, Prittstown Road, Gimlet Hill Road, Keefer Road, Medsger Road, Country Club Road, Longanecker Road, Pleasant Valley Road, Emglishman Hill Road, US 119, Moyer Road (x3), Bell View Road, Narrows Hill Road, Pittsburgh Street Ext., York Avenue

Mounts Creek is a 13.11 mi (21.10 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Youghiogheny River in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.

Variant names

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

  • Mount's Creek

Course

Mounts Creek rises about 2 miles northwest of Clinton, Pennsylvania,[2] and then flows north, west, and south in a hook to join the Youghiogheny River just downstream of Connellsville.[3]

Watershed

Mounts Creek drains 31.19 square miles (80.8 km2) of area, receives about 40.8 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 365.50, and is about 61% forested.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Mounts Creek". 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 "Mounts Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
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