Meadow Run (Jacobs Creek tributary)

Meadow Run is a 5.24 mi (8.43 km) long 2nd order tributary to Jacobs Creek in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.

Meadow Run Tributary to Jacobs Creek
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Location
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Westmoreland
Physical characteristics
Source	Buffalo Run divide
• location	about 1.5 miles southwest of Ruffsdale, Pennsylvania[1]
• coordinates	40°09′47″N 079°37′46″W[2]
• elevation	1,262 ft (385 m)[1]
Mouth	Jacobs Creek
• location	about 0.75 miles west-northwest of Chaintown, Pennsylvania[3]
• coordinates	40°06′17″N 079°40′04″W[2]
• elevation	978 ft (298 m)[3]
Length	5.24 mi (8.43 km)[4]
Basin size	6.97 square miles (18.1 km2)[5]
Discharge
• location	Jacobs Creek
• average	9.98 cu ft/s (0.283 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 981, Wesley Chapel Road, Espey Road, Meadow Run Road

Course

Meadow Run rises about 1.5 miles southwest of Ruffsdale, Pennsylvania,^[1] and then flows southwest to join Jacobs Creek about 0.75 miles west-northwest of Chaintown.^[3]

Watershed

Meadow Run drains 6.97 square miles (18.1 km²) of area, receives about 42.3 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 379.72, and is about 40% forested.^[5]