Sheepskin Run

Sheepskin Run
Tributary to Youghiogheny River
Location of Sheepskin Run mouth
Sheepskin Run (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyFayette
Physical characteristics
SourceJim Run divide
 • locationabout 1 mile northeast of Ohiopyle, Pennsylvania[2]
 • coordinates39°51′52″N 079°27′50″W / 39.86444°N 79.46389°W / 39.86444; -79.46389[1]
 • elevation1,700 ft (520 m)[2]
MouthYoughiogheny River
 • location
about 0.25 miles east of Ohiopyle, Pennsylvania[3]
 • coordinates
39°51′58″N 079°28′55″W / 39.86611°N 79.48194°W / 39.86611; -79.48194[1]
 • elevation
1,217 ft (371 m)[3]
Length1.29 mi (2.08 km)[4]
Basin size0.81 square miles (2.1 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationYoughiogheny River
 • average0.81 cu ft/s (0.023 m3/s) at mouth with Youghiogheny River[5]
Basin features
Progressionsouthwest[4]
River systemMonongahela River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
Bridgesnone

Sheepskin Run is a 1.29 mi (2.08 km) long 1st order tributary to the Youghiogheny River in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.

Course

Sheepskin Run rises about 1 mile northeast of Ohiopyle, Pennsylvania,[2] and then flows southwest to join the Youghiogheny River about 0.25 miles east of Ohiopyle.[3]

Watershed

Sheepskin Run drains 0.81 square miles (2.1 km2) of area, receives about 47.3 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 332.00, and is about 94% forested.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Sheepskin Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  4. ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "Sheepskin Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 24 November 2020.