Welty Run is a 6.59 mi (10.61 km) long 3rd order tributary to Sewickley Creek in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]
| Welty Run Tributary to Sewickley Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Welty Run mouth  Welty Run (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Westmoreland |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Fourmile Run divide |
| • location | about 3 miles southeast of Weltytown, Pennsylvania[2] |
| • coordinates | 40°11′15″N 079°24′06″W / 40.18750°N 79.40167°W[1] |
| • elevation | 2,015 ft (614 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Sewickley Creek |
• location | Norvelt, Pennsylvania[3] |
• coordinates | 40°12′45″N 079°29′35″W / 40.21250°N 79.49306°W[1] |
• elevation | 975 ft (297 m)[3] |
| Length | 6.59 mi (10.61 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 12.66 square miles (32.8 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Sewickley Creek |
| • average | 20.12 cu ft/s (0.570 m3/s) at mouth with Sewickley Creek[5] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Sewickley Creek → Youghiogheny River → Monongahela River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
| River system | Monongahela River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Waterbodies | Mammoth Lake |
| Bridges | Shady Lane, Ankney Hill Road, PA 982, Welty Road, County Park Road, Klaka Road, County Road, Holly Place, Mt. Pleasant Road |
Variant names
editAccording to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
- Welly Run
Course
editWelty Run rises about 3 miles southeast of Weltytown, Pennsylvania,[2] and then flows west to join Sewickley Creek at Norvelt, Pennsylvania.[3]
Watershed
editWelty Run drains 12.66 square miles (32.8 km2) of area, receives about 44.4 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 393.98, and is about 52% forested.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "GNIS Detail – Welty Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ^ a b c "Welty Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
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