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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.[2]

Welty Run Tributary to Sewickley Creek
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Location
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Westmoreland
Physical characteristics
Source	Fourmile Run divide
• location	about 3 miles southeast of Weltytown, Pennsylvania[1]
• coordinates	40°11′15″N 079°24′06″W[2]
• elevation	2,015 ft (614 m)[1]
Mouth	Sewickley Creek
• location	Norvelt, Pennsylvania[3]
• coordinates	40°12′45″N 079°29′35″W[2]
• elevation	975 ft (297 m)[3]
Length	6.59 mi (10.61 km)[4]
Basin size	12.66 square miles (32.8 km2)[5]
Discharge
• location	Sewickley Creek
• average	20.12 cu ft/s (0.570 m3/s) at mouth with Sewickley Creek[5]
Basin features
Progression	Sewickley Creek → Youghiogheny River → Monongahela River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico
River system	Monongahela River
Tributaries
• left	unnamed tributaries
• right	unnamed tributaries
Waterbodies	Mammoth Lake
Bridges	Shady Lane, Ankney Hill Road, PA 982, Welty Road, County Park Road, Klaka Road, County Road, Holly Place, Mt. Pleasant Road

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[2]

• Welly Run

Course

Welty Run rises about 3 miles southeast of Weltytown, Pennsylvania,[1] 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]

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