Jacks Run
Tributary to Sewickley Creek
Map of Jacks Run mouth location
Map of Jacks Run mouth location
Location of Jacks Run mouth
Map of Jacks Run mouth location
Map of Jacks Run mouth location
Jacks Run (Sewickley Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyWestmoreland
CityGreensburg
BoroughYoungwood
Physical characteristics
SourceCrabtree Creek divide
  locationabout 0.5 miles southwest of Hannastown, Pennsylvania[1]
  coordinates40°20′07″N 079°30′06″W / 40.33528°N 79.50167°W / 40.33528; -79.50167[2]
  elevation1,130 ft (340 m)[1]
MouthSewickley Creek
  location
Youngwood, Pennsylvania[3]
  coordinates
40°13′45″N 079°46′39″W / 40.22917°N 79.77750°W / 40.22917; -79.77750[2]
  elevation
938 ft (286 m)[3]
Length9.44 mi (15.19 km)[4]
Basin size28.58 square miles (74.0 km2)[5]
Discharge 
  locationSewickley Creek
  average38.09 cu ft/s (1.079 m3/s) at mouth with Sewickley Creek[5]
Basin features
ProgressionSewickley CreekYoughiogheny RiverMonongahela RiverOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemMonongahela River
Tributaries 
  leftSlate Creek
  rightCoal Tar Run
Zellers Run
BridgesBarnhart Road, New Alexandria Road (x2), Roseytown Road, E Pittsburgh Street, Offutt Street, Laird Street, Brewery Lane, Euclid Avenue, Mt. Pleasant Street, Green Street, Southwest Crossroads, US 30, PA 819, US 119, Keystone Avenue, US 119, Shady Lane, Avenue B, Depot Street, E Hillis Street

Jacks Run is a 9.44 mi (15.19 km) long 3rd order tributary to Sewickley Creek in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.

Course

Jacks Run rises about 0.5 miles southwest of Hannastown, Pennsylvania,[1] and then flows southwest to join Sewickley Creek at Youngwood.[3]

Watershed

Jacks Run drains 28.58 square miles (74.0 km2) of area, receives about 42.2 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 378.89, and is about 34% forested.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  2. 1 2 "GNIS Detail - Jacks Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  4. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  5. 1 2 3 "Jacks Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
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