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Stream in Pennsylvania, USA From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Brush Run is a 6.99 mi (11.25 km) long 2nd order tributary to Jacobs Creek in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.
Brush Run Tributary to Jacobs Creek | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Westmoreland |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Laurel Run divide |
• location | about 1 mile east of Kecksburg, Pennsylvania[1] |
• coordinates | 40°10′12″N 079°33′47″W[2] |
• elevation | 1,465 ft (447 m)[1] |
Mouth | Jacobs Creek |
• location | about 0.5 miles southeast of Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania[3] |
• coordinates | 40°06′45″N 079°33′47″W[2] |
• elevation | 1,055 ft (322 m)[3] |
Length | 6.99 mi (11.25 km)[4] |
Basin size | 8.59 square miles (22.2 km2)[5] |
Discharge | |
• location | Jacobs Creek |
• average | 13.00 cu ft/s (0.368 m3/s) at mouth with Jacobs Creek[5] |
Basin features | |
Progression | southwest[4] |
River system | Monongahela River |
Tributaries | |
• left | unnamed tributaries |
• right | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges | PA 982, Kecksburg Road, Hutter Farm Road, Bair Hill Road, Moccasin Hollow Road, Brush Creek Road, I-70, Carpentertown Mine Road, Pole Cat Road, PA 31 |
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[2]
Brush Run rises about 1 mile east of Kecksburg, Pennsylvania,[1] and then flows southwest to join Jacobs Creek about 0.5 miles southeast of Mount Pleasant.[3]
Brush Run drains 8.59 square miles (22.2 km2) of area, receives about 43.4 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 403.86, and is about 36% forested.[5]
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