Quebec Run
| Quebec Run Tributary to Big Sandy Creek | |
|---|---|
 Waterfall along Quebec Run | |
  Location of Quebec Run mouth  Quebec Run (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Fayette |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Brownfield Hollow divide |
| • location | about 2 miles northeast of Wymps Gap, Pennsylvania |
| • coordinates | 39°45′51″N 079°42′25″W / 39.76417°N 79.70694°W |
| • elevation | 2,240 ft (680 m) |
| Mouth | Big Sandy Creek |
• location | about 4 miles southwest of Elliottsville, Pennsylvania |
• coordinates | 39°44′12″N 079°39′35″W / 39.73667°N 79.65972°W |
• elevation | 1,550 ft (470 m) |
| Length | 3.74 mi (6.02 km) |
Basin size | 14.33 square miles (37.1 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Big Sandy Creek |
| • average | 31.80 cu ft/s (0.900 m3/s) at mouth with Big Sandy Creek |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | east and southeast |
| River system | Monongahela River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Mill Run |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | none |
Quebec Run is a 3.74 mi (6.02 km) long 3rd order tributary to Big Sandy Creek in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.
Variant names
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:
- Mill Run
Course
Quebec Run rises about 2 miles northeast of Wymps Gap, Pennsylvania, and then flows east and southeast to join Big Sandy Creek about 4 miles southwest of Elliottsville.
Watershed
Quebec Run drains 14.33 square miles (37.1 km2) of area, receives about 50.9 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 320.85, and is about 94% forested.
See also
References
- 1 2 3 "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
- 1 2 3 4 "GNIS Detail - Quebec Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 28 November 2020.[permanent dead link]
- 1 2 3 "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
- 1 2 "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
- 1 2 3 "Quebec Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
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