Pollock Run is a 5.55 mi (8.93 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Youghiogheny River in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[2]
Pollock Run Tributary to Youghiogheny River | |
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Location of Pollock Run mouth Show map of PennsylvaniaPollock Run (the United States) Show map of the United States | |
Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Westmoreland Allegheny |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Cedar Creek divide |
• location | Rankins Corners, Pennsylvania[1] |
• coordinates | 40°10′09″N 079°49′12″W[2] |
• elevation | 1,060 ft (320 m)[1] |
Mouth | Youghiogheny River |
• location | Smithdale, Pennsylvania[3] |
• coordinates | 40°13′40″N 079°47′19″W[2] |
• elevation | 739 ft (225 m)[3] |
Length | 5.55 mi (8.93 km)[4] |
Basin size | 8.12 square miles (21.0 km2)[5] |
Discharge | |
• location | Youghiogheny River |
• average | 9.16 cu ft/s (0.259 m3/s) at mouth with Youghiogheny River[5] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Youghiogheny River → Monongahela River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
River system | Monongahela River |
Tributaries | |
• left | unnamed tributaries |
• right | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges | Fallsburg Road, PA 51, PA 201, Moores Road, PA 136, Coal Hollow Road (x3), Margaret Street (x2) |
Pollock Run rises at Rankins Corners, Pennsylvania in Westmoreland County,[1] and then flows southeast and then turns north to join the Youghiogheny River just into Allegheny County at Smithdale.[3]
Pollock Run drains 8.12 square miles (21.0 km2) of area, receives about 39.7 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 335.80, and is about 40% forested.[5]
Pollock Run is the location of Pollock Run Slopes BDA, which contains a remnant Mesic Central Forest community and a rare plant species.[6]
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