Welty Run

Welty Run
Tributary to Sewickley Creek
Location of Welty Run mouth
Welty Run (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyWestmoreland
Physical characteristics
SourceFourmile Run divide
 • locationabout 3 miles southeast of Weltytown, Pennsylvania[2]
 • coordinates40°11′15″N 079°24′06″W / 40.18750°N 79.40167°W / 40.18750; -79.40167[1]
 • elevation2,015 ft (614 m)[2]
MouthSewickley Creek
 • location
Norvelt, Pennsylvania[3]
 • coordinates
40°12′45″N 079°29′35″W / 40.21250°N 79.49306°W / 40.21250; -79.49306[1]
 • elevation
975 ft (297 m)[3]
Length6.59 mi (10.61 km)[4]
Basin size12.66 square miles (32.8 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationSewickley Creek
 • average20.12 cu ft/s (0.570 m3/s) at mouth with Sewickley Creek[5]
Basin features
ProgressionSewickley CreekYoughiogheny RiverMonongahela RiverOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemMonongahela River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
WaterbodiesMammoth Lake
BridgesShady Lane, Ankney Hill Road, PA 982, Welty Road, County Park Road, Klaka Road, County Road, Holly Place, Mt. Pleasant Road

Welty Run is a 6.59 mi (10.61 km) long 3rd order tributary to Sewickley Creek in Westmoreland 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]

  • Welly Run

Course

Welty Run rises about 3 miles southeast of Weltytown, Pennsylvania,[2] and then flows west to join Sewickley Creek at Norvelt, Pennsylvania.[3]

Watershed

Welty Run drains 12.66 square miles (32.8 km2) of area, receives about 44.4 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 393.98, and is about 52% forested.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "GNIS Detail – Welty Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "Welty Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 17 November 2020.