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Barren Run (Jacobs Creek tributary)

Coordinates: 40°07′16″N 079°43′20″W / 40.12111°N 79.72222°W / 40.12111; -79.72222
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Barren Run
Tributary to Jacobs Creek
Map of Barren Run mouth location
Map of Barren Run mouth location
Location of Barren Run mouth
Map of Barren Run mouth location
Map of Barren Run mouth location
Barren Run (Jacobs Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyWestmoreland
Physical characteristics
SourceLick Run divide
 • locationabout 0.5 miles west-northwest of Mendon, Pennsylvania[2]
 • coordinates40°11′00″N 079°27′02″W / 40.18333°N 79.45056°W / 40.18333; -79.45056[1]
 • elevation1,160 ft (350 m)[2]
MouthJacobs Creek
 • location
about 0.5 miles southeast of Jacobs Creek, Pennsylvania[3]
 • coordinates
40°07′16″N 079°43′20″W / 40.12111°N 79.72222°W / 40.12111; -79.72222[1]
 • elevation
815 ft (248 m)[3]
Length5.63 mi (9.06 km)[4]
Basin size10.49 square miles (27.2 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationJacobs Creek
 • average13.59 cu ft/s (0.385 m3/s) at mouth with Jacobs Creek[5]
Basin features
Progressionsouthwest[4]
River systemMonongahela River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesMendon Road, Charlies Road, Mendon Road, PA 981, JD Smith Road, Mt. Etna Road

Barren Run is a 5.63 mi (9.06 km) long 2nd order tributary to Jacobs Creek in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.

Variant names

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According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]

  • Barnes Run

Course

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Barren Run rises about 0.5 miles west-northwest of Mendon, Pennsylvania,[2] and then flows southwest to join Jacobs Creek about 0.5 miles southeast of Jacobs Creek.[3]

Watershed

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Barren Run drains 10.49 square miles (27.2 km2) of area, receives about 41.4 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 340.38, and is about 58% forested.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Barren Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  4. ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "Little Sewickley Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 18 November 2020.