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]
| Connell Run Tributary to Youghiogheny River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Connell Run mouth  Connell Run (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Fayette |
| Borough | Connellsville |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Tates Run divide (Chestnut Ridge) |
| • location | about 1.5 miles west of Pleasant Hill, Pennsylvania[2] |
| • coordinates | 40°00′35″N 079°32′05″W / 40.00972°N 79.53472°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,920 ft (590 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Youghiogheny River |
• location | Connellsville, Pennsylvania[3] |
• coordinates | 40°00′55″N 079°35′54″W / 40.01528°N 79.59833°W[1] |
• elevation | 866 ft (264 m)[3] |
| Length | 3.78 mi (6.08 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 3.14 square miles (8.1 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Youghiogheny River |
| • average | 5.44 cu ft/s (0.154 m3/s) at mouth with Youghiogheny River[5] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | generally west[4] |
| River system | Monongahela River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | McCoy Hollow Road (x5), Hosfelt Road, Perry Street, South Alley, E Park Drive (x2), Wills Road, Baldwin Avenue, S Pittsburgh Street, S Arch Street |
Course
editConnell 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
editConnell 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
editConnell Run is the location of Connell Run BDA. The slopes on Connell Run provide habitat for a plant of special concern.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Connell Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ a b c "Connell Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ "Fayette County Natural Heritage Inventory" (PDF). Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program. Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program. Retrieved 22 November 2020.