Ramcat Run

Ramcat Run
Tributary to Youghiogheny River
Location of Ramcat Run mouth
Ramcat Run (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyFayette
Physical characteristics
SourceLaurel Run divide
 • locationabout 1.5 miles southeast of Sugarloaf Knob[2]
 • coordinates39°49′06″N 079°26′15″W / 39.81833°N 79.43750°W / 39.81833; -79.43750[1]
 • elevation2,570 ft (780 m)[2]
MouthYoughiogheny River
 • location
Huston, Pennsylvania[3]
 • coordinates
39°49′38″N 079°22′33″W / 39.82722°N 79.37583°W / 39.82722; -79.37583[1]
 • elevation
1,302 ft (397 m)[3]
Length3.75 mi (6.04 km)[4]
Basin size4.06 square miles (10.5 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationYoughiogheny River
 • average8.68 cu ft/s (0.246 m3/s) at mouth with Youghiogheny River[5]
Basin features
ProgressionYoughiogheny RiverMonongahela RiverOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemMonongahela River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesSugar Loaf Road, Fire Tower Road, Ram Cat Road (x2)

Ramcat Run is a 3.75 mi (6.04 km) long 1st order tributary to the Youghiogheny River in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.

Course

Ramcat Run rises about 1.5 miles southeast of Sugar Loaf Knob,[2] and then flows east to join the Youghiogheny River at Huston.[3]

Watershed

Ramcat Run drains 4.06 square miles (10.5 km2) of area, receives about 48.7 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 350.74, and is about 94% forested.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Ramcat Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "Ramcat Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 25 November 2020.