Virgin Run

Stream in Pennsylvania, USA

40°01′30″N 079°43′37″W / 40.02500°N 79.72694°W / 40.02500; -79.72694^[1] • elevation1,320 ft (400 m)^[2] MouthYoughiogheny River

• location

about 2 miles southeast of Perryopolis, Pennsylvania^[3]

• coordinates

40°03′45″N 079°42′35″W / 40.06250°N 79.70972°W / 40.06250; -79.70972^[1]

• elevation

837 ft (255 m)^[3]Length3.44 mi (5.54 km)^[4]Basin size4.75 square miles (12.3 km²)^[5]Discharge • locationYoughiogheny River • average7.06 cu ft/s (0.200 m³/s) at mouth with Youghiogheny River^[5] Basin featuresProgressionYoughiogheny River → Monongahela River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of MexicoRiver systemMonongahela RiverTributaries • leftunnamed tributaries • rightunnamed tributariesWaterbodiesVirgin Run LakeBridgesTown Country Road, PA 201, Maplewood Road

Virgin Run is a 3.44 mi (5.54 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Youghiogheny River in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.^[1]

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:^[1]

Virgins Run

Course

Virgin Run rises in a pond in Flatwoods, Pennsylvania,^[2] and then flows northeast to join the Youghiogheny River about 2 miles southeast of Perryopolis.^[3]

Watershed

Virgin Run drains 4.75 square miles (12.3 km²) of area, receives about 43.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 384.82, and is about 53% forested.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "GNIS Detail - Virgin Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Virgin Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 21 November 2020.