Braddocks Run is a 2.86 mi (4.60 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Youghiogheny River in Somerset County, Pennsylvania.
Braddocks Run Tributary to Youghiogheny River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Somerset |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Chub Run divide |
• location | about 1 mile south of Addison, Pennsylvania[1] |
• coordinates | 39°44′01″N 079°20′20″W[2] |
• elevation | 1,760 ft (540 m)[1] |
Mouth | Youghiogheny River in Youghiogheny River Lake |
• location | about 0.25 miles south of Somerfield, Pennsylvania[3] |
• coordinates | 39°44′33″N 079°22′57″W[2] |
• elevation | 1,439 ft (439 m)[3] |
Length | 2.86 mi (4.60 km)[4] |
Basin size | 4.49 square miles (11.6 km2)[5] |
Discharge | |
• location | Youghiogheny River in Youghiogheny River Lake |
• average | 8.05 cu ft/s (0.228 m3/s) at mouth with Youghiogheny River[5] |
Basin features | |
Progression | generally northwest[4] |
River system | Monongahela River |
Tributaries | |
• left | unnamed tributaries |
• right | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges | Braddocks Run Road |
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[2]
Braddocks Run rises about 1 mile south of Addison, Pennsylvania,[1] and then flows northwest to join the Youghiogheny River in Youghiogheny River Lake about 0.25 miles south of Somerfield.[3]
Braddocks Run drains 4.49 square miles (11.6 km2) of area, receives about 45.7 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 367.96, and is about 62% forested.[5]
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