Quebec Run

Quebec Run is a 3.74 mi (6.02 km) long 3rd order tributary to Big Sandy Creek in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.^[2]

Quebec Run Tributary to Big Sandy Creek
Waterfall along Quebec Run
Location of Quebec Run mouth Show map of Pennsylvania Quebec Run (the United States) Show map of the United States
Location
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Fayette
Physical characteristics
Source	Brownfield Hollow divide
• location	about 2 miles northeast of Wymps Gap, Pennsylvania[1]
• coordinates	39°45′51″N 079°42′25″W[2]
• elevation	2,240 ft (680 m)[1]
Mouth	Big Sandy Creek
• location	about 4 miles southwest of Elliottsville, Pennsylvania[3]
• coordinates	39°44′12″N 079°39′35″W[2]
• elevation	1,550 ft (470 m)[3]
Length	3.74 mi (6.02 km)[4]
Basin size	14.33 square miles (37.1 km2)[5]
Discharge
• location	Big Sandy Creek
• average	31.80 cu ft/s (0.900 m3/s) at mouth with Big Sandy Creek[5]
Basin features
Progression	east and southeast[4]
River system	Monongahela River
Tributaries
• left	Mill Run
• right	unnamed tributaries
Bridges	none

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:^[2]

• Mill Run

Course

Quebec Run rises about 2 miles northeast of Wymps Gap, Pennsylvania,^[1] and then flows east and southeast to join Big Sandy Creek about 4 miles southwest of Elliottsville.^[3]

Watershed

Quebec Run drains 14.33 square miles (37.1 km²) of area, receives about 50.9 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 320.85, and is about 94% forested.^[5]

See also

• List of rivers of Pennsylvania