Jacobs Creek (Monongahela River tributary)

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Jacobs Creek
Tributary to Monongahela River
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Location of Jacobs Creek mouth
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Jacobs Creek (Monongahela River tributary) (the United States)
Location
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Fayette
Physical characteristics
SourceSouth Branch Browns Run divide
 • locationabout 1.5 miles northwest of Shoaf, Pennsylvania [1]
 • coordinates 39°50′51″N079°50′01″W / 39.84750°N 79.83361°W / 39.84750; -79.83361 [2]
 • elevation1,240 ft (380 m) [1]
Mouth Monongahela River
 • location
 Martin, Pennsylvania [3]
 • coordinates
 39°48′29″N079°54′55″W / 39.80806°N 79.91528°W / 39.80806; -79.91528 Coordinates: 39°48′29″N079°54′55″W / 39.80806°N 79.91528°W / 39.80806; -79.91528 [2]
 • elevation
763 ft (233 m) [3]
Length5.62 mi (9.04 km) [4]
Basin size7.54 square miles (19.5 km2) [5]
Discharge 
 • location Monongahela River
 • average10.06 cu ft/s (0.285 m3/s) at mouth with Monongahela River [5]
Basin features
Progressionsouthwest [4]
River system Monongahela River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesYasenoskowski Road, Smithfield Avenue, SR 3008, T364, Fairview Hill Road, Potprocky Ashby Ford Road, PA 166

Jacobs Creek is a 5.62 mi (9.04 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Monongahela River in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.

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Course

Jacobs Creek rises about 1.5 miles northwest of Shoaf, Pennsylvania, [1] and then flows southwest to join the Monongahela River at Martin. [3]

Watershed

Jacobs Creek drains 7.54 square miles (19.5 km2) of area, receives about 42.9 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 340.19, and is about 58% forested. [5]

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  2. 1 2 "GNIS Detail - Jacobs Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  4. 1 2 "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  5. 1 2 3 "Jacobs Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
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