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