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Youghiogheny
The Youghiogheny River , or the Yough (pronounced Yok ) for short, is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed August 15, 2011 tributary of the Monongahela River in the U.S. states of West Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania. It drains an area on the west side of the Allegheny Mountains northward into Pennsylvania, providing a small watershed in extreme western Maryland into the tributaries of the Mississippi River. Youghiogheny is a Unami language, Lenape word meaning "a stream flowing in a contrary direction". Variant names According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as: * Gawgawgamie, Ohio Gani River, Roonanetto, Yanghyanghgain, Yaughvaughani, Yauyougaine River, Yawyawganey, Yawyougaine River, Yeoyogani, Yochio Geni, Yoghioghenny River, Yogyogany River, Yohioganey, Yohogany, Youghiogeny River, Youghogania, Youghyaughye, Youghyoghgyina River, Yoxhio geni River, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hall Run (Youghiogheny River Tributary)
Hall Run is a long 3rd order tributary to the Youghiogheny River in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. Variant names According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as: *Hall's Run *Halls Run Course Hall Run rises at Fiketown, Pennsylvania, and then flows easterly to join the Youghiogheny River in Youghiogheny River Lake at Somerfield. Watershed Hall Run drains of area, receives about 48.3 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 350.05, and is about 72% forested. See also *List of rivers of Pennsylvania References Tributaries of the Youghiogheny River Rivers of Pennsylvania Rivers of Fayette County, Pennsylvania {{Pennsylvania-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reason Run
Reason Run is a long 1st order tributary to the Youghiogheny River in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. Course Reason Run rises about 1 mile northeast of Asher Glade, Maryland in Garrett County, and then flows north-northeasterly into Fayette County, Pennsylvania to join the Youghiogheny River in Youghiogheny River Lake about 1.5 miles southwest of Somerfield. Watershed Reason Run drains of area, receives about 46.7 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 330.63, and is about 75% forested. See also *List of rivers of Maryland *List of rivers of Pennsylvania This is a list of streams and rivers in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. By drainage basin This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name. Delaware Bay Chesapeake Bay *''E ... References Tributaries of the Youghiogheny River Rivers of Pennsylvania Rivers of Fayette County, Pennsylvania Rivers of Garrett County, Maryland {{Pen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tub Run (Youghiogheny River Tributary)
Tub Run is a long 3rd order tributary to the Youghiogheny River in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. Variant names According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as: *Tub Mill Run Course Tub Run rises about 2.5 miles north-northeast of Flat Rock, Pennsylvania, and then flows southeast to join the Youghiogheny River in Youghiogheny River Lake about 0.25 miles north of Somerfield. Watershed Tub Run drains of area, receives about 48.8 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 365.42, and is about 87% forested. See also *List of rivers of Pennsylvania This is a list of streams and rivers in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. By drainage basin This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name. Delaware Bay Chesapeake Bay *''E ... References Tributaries of the Youghiogheny River Rivers of Pennsylvania Rivers of Fayette County, Pennsylvania {{Pennsylva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McKeesport, Pennsylvania
McKeesport is a city in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is situated at the confluence of the Monongahela and Youghiogheny rivers and within the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. The population was 17,727 as of the 2020 census. It is Allegheny County's second biggest city after Pittsburgh. History Early history David McKee emigrated from Scotland and was the first permanent white settler at the forks of the Monongahela and Youghiogheny Rivers, the site of present-day McKeesport, in 1755. Around the time of the French and Indian Wars, George Washington often came to McKeesport to visit his friend, Queen Alliquippa, a Seneca Indian ruler. The Colonial Government granted David McKee exclusive right of ferrage over those rivers on April 3, 1769, called "McKee's Port". His son, John McKee, an original settler of Philadelphia, built a log cabin at this location. After taking over his father's local river ferry business, he devised a plan for a city to be called McKee' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garrett County, Maryland
Garrett County () is the westernmost county of the U.S. state of Maryland. As of the 2020 census, the population was 28,806, making it the third-least populous county in Maryland. Its county seat is Oakland. The county was named for John Work Garrett (1820–1884), president of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Created from Allegany County, Maryland in 1872, it was the last Maryland county to be formed. Garrett County has long been part of the media market of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is considered to be a part of Western Maryland. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is to the north. The Maryland–Pennsylvania boundary is commonly known as the Mason–Dixon line. The eastern border with Allegany County was defined by the Bauer Report, submitted to Governor Lloyd Lowndes, Jr. on November 9, 1898. The Potomac River and State of West Virginia lie to the south and west. Garrett County lies in the Allegheny Mountains, which here form the western flank of the Appalachian Mount ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cucumber Run (Youghiogheny River Tributary)
Cucumber Run is a long 3rd order tributary to the Youghiogheny River in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. Course Cucumber Run rises about 2 miles southeast of Deer Lake, Pennsylvania, and then flows northeast to join the Youghiogheny River about 0.25 miles southeast of Ohiopyle. Watershed Cucumber Run drains of area, receives about 51.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 350.68, and is about 85% forested. See also *List of rivers of Pennsylvania This is a list of streams and rivers in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. By drainage basin This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name. Delaware Bay Chesapeake Bay *''E ... References Tributaries of the Youghiogheny River Rivers of Pennsylvania Rivers of Fayette County, Pennsylvania {{Pennsylvania-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnson Run (Youghiogheny River Tributary)
Johnson Run is a long 1st order tributary to the Youghiogheny River in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. Course Johnson Run rises about west of the community of Mill Run, and then flows south and turns east to join the Youghiogheny River about southwest of Mill Run. Watershed Johnson Run drains of area, receives about 46.5 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 317.21, and is about 95% forested. See also *List of rivers of Pennsylvania This is a list of streams and rivers in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. By drainage basin This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name. Delaware Bay Chesapeake Bay *''E ... References Tributaries of the Youghiogheny River Rivers of Pennsylvania Rivers of Fayette County, Pennsylvania {{Pennsylvania-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sugar Run (Youghiogheny River Tributary)
Sugar Run is a long 1st order tributary to the Youghiogheny River in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. Course Sugar Run rises about 2 miles west of Kaufmann, Pennsylvania, and then flows south-southeast to join the Youghiogheny River about 1 mile north of Holland Hill. Watershed Sugar Run drains of area, receives about 47.0 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 347.83, and is about 94% forested. See also *List of rivers of Pennsylvania This is a list of streams and rivers in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. By drainage basin This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name. Delaware Bay Chesapeake Bay *''E ... References Tributaries of the Youghiogheny River Rivers of Pennsylvania Rivers of Fayette County, Pennsylvania {{Pennsylvania-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Run (Youghiogheny River Tributary)
Joanthan Run is a long 2nd order tributary to the Youghiogheny River in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. Variant names According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as: *Jonathans Run Course Jonathan Run rises about 2 miles west of Kaufmann, Pennsylvania, and then flows northeast to join the Youghiogheny River about 1 mile north of Deer Lake. Watershed Jonathan Run drains of area, receives about 50.0 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 343.71, and is about 94% forested. See also *List of rivers of Pennsylvania This is a list of streams and rivers in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. By drainage basin This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name. Delaware Bay Chesapeake Bay *''E ... References Tributaries of the Youghiogheny River Rivers of Pennsylvania Rivers of Fayette County, Pennsylvania {{Pennsylvania-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruner Run
Bruner Run is a long 1st order tributary to the Youghiogheny River in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. This is the only stream of this name in the United States. Variant names According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as: *Haney Run Course Bruner Run rises about 4 miles west-southwest of Stewarton, Pennsylvania, and then flows north and turns east to join the Youghiogheny River about 0.5 miles northwest of Stewarton. Watershed Bruner Run drains of area, receives about 48.4 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 332.58, and is about 96% forested. See also *List of rivers of Pennsylvania This is a list of streams and rivers in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. By drainage basin This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name. Delaware Bay Chesapeake Bay *''E ... References Tributaries of the Youghiogheny River Rivers of Pennsylvania Rivers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meadow Run (Youghiogheny River Tributary)
Meadow Run is a long 4th order tributary to the Youghiogheny River in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. Variant names According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as: *Great Meadow Run Course Meadow Run rises about 1 mile northeast of Washington Springs, Pennsylvania, and then flows southeast and northeast to join the Youghiogheny River at Ohiopyle. Watershed Meadow Run drains of area, receives about 50.7 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 376.51, and is about 82% forested. See also *List of rivers of Pennsylvania This is a list of streams and rivers in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. By drainage basin This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name. Delaware Bay Chesapeake Bay *''E ... References Tributaries of the Youghiogheny River Rivers of Pennsylvania Rivers of Fayette County, Pennsylvania {{Pennsylvania-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morgan Run (Youghiogheny River Tributary)
Morgan Run is a long 2nd order tributary to the Youghiogheny River in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. Variant names According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as: *Laurel Run Course Morgan Run rises about 2.5 miles west of Holland Hill, Pennsylvania, and then flows north-northwest to join the Youghiogheny River at Indian Creek. Watershed Morgan Run drains of area, receives about 48.4 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 341.94, and is about 53% forested. Natural history Morgan Run is the location of Middle Morgan Run BDA. The oak-dominated slopes along Morgan Run provide habitat for an animal species of special concern. See also *List of rivers of Pennsylvania This is a list of streams and rivers in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. By drainage basin This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name. Delaware Bay Chesapeake Bay *''E ... Referen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
