Virgin Run

Virgin Run
Tributary to Youghiogheny River
Location of Virgin Run mouth
Virgin Run (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyFayette
Physical characteristics
SourceAllen Run divide
 • locationpond in Flatwoods, Pennsylvania[2]
 • coordinates40°01′30″N 079°43′37″W / 40.02500°N 79.72694°W / 40.02500; -79.72694[1]
 • elevation1,320 ft (400 m)[2]
MouthYoughiogheny River
 • location
about 2 miles southeast of Perryopolis, Pennsylvania[3]
 • coordinates
40°03′45″N 079°42′35″W / 40.06250°N 79.70972°W / 40.06250; -79.70972[1]
 • elevation
837 ft (255 m)[3]
Length3.44 mi (5.54 km)[4]
Basin size4.75 square miles (12.3 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationYoughiogheny River
 • average7.06 cu ft/s (0.200 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
WaterbodiesVirgin Run Lake
BridgesTown Country Road, PA 201, Maplewood Road

Virgin Run is a 3.44 mi (5.54 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Youghiogheny River in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]

Variant names

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

  • Virgins Run

Course

Virgin Run rises in a pond in Flatwoods, Pennsylvania,[2] and then flows northeast to join the Youghiogheny River about 2 miles southeast of Perryopolis.[3]

Watershed

Virgin Run drains 4.75 square miles (12.3 km2) of area, receives about 43.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 384.82, and is about 53% forested.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "GNIS Detail - Virgin Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "Virgin Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 21 November 2020.