Quebec Run Explained

Quebec Run
Name Other:Tributary to Big Sandy Creek
Image Alt:Waterfall along Quebec Run
Map Size:300
Pushpin Map:USA Pennsylvania#USA
Pushpin Map Size:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Quebec Run mouth
Pushpin Map Alt:Map of Quebec Run mouth location
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Fayette
Length:3.74miles[1]
Discharge1 Location:Big Sandy Creek
Discharge1 Avg:31.8cuft/s at mouth with Big Sandy Creek[2]
Source1:Brownfield Hollow divide
Source1 Location:about 2 miles northeast of Wymps Gap, Pennsylvania[3]
Source1 Coordinates:39.7642°N -79.7069°W[4]
Source1 Elevation:2240feet
Mouth:Big Sandy Creek
Mouth Location:about 4 miles southwest of Elliottsville, Pennsylvania[5]
Mouth Coordinates:39.7367°N -79.6597°W
Mouth Elevation:1550feet
Progression:east and southeast
River System:Monongahela River
Tributaries Left:Mill Run
Tributaries Right:unnamed tributaries
Bridges:none

Quebec Run is a 3.74miles long 3rd order tributary to Big Sandy Creek in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[4]

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[4]

Course

Quebec Run rises about 2 miles northeast of Wymps Gap, Pennsylvania,[3] and then flows east and southeast to join Big Sandy Creek about 4 miles southwest of Elliottsville.[5]

Watershed

Quebec Run drains of area, receives about 50.9 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 320.85, and is about 94% forested.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS Web Application . epa.maps.arcgis.com . US EPA . 28 November 2020.
  2. Web site: Quebec Run Watershed Report . US EPA Geoviewer . US EPA . 28 November 2020.
  3. Web site: Get Maps . USGS Topoview . US Geological Survey . 28 November 2020 . en.
  4. Web site: GNIS Detail - Quebec Run . geonames.usgs.gov . US Geological Survey . 28 November 2020.
  5. Web site: Get Maps . USGS Topoview . US Geological Survey . 28 November 2020 . en.