Virgin Run | |
Name Other: | Tributary to Youghiogheny River |
Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map: | USA Pennsylvania#USA |
Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Virgin Run mouth |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Virgin Run mouth location |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Pennsylvania |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Fayette |
Length: | 3.44miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Youghiogheny River |
Discharge1 Avg: | 7.06cuft/s at mouth with Youghiogheny River[2] |
Source1: | Allen Run divide |
Source1 Location: | pond in Flatwoods, Pennsylvania[3] |
Source1 Coordinates: | 40.025°N -79.7269°W[4] |
Source1 Elevation: | 1320feet |
Mouth: | Youghiogheny River |
Mouth Location: | about 2 miles southeast of Perryopolis, Pennsylvania[5] |
Mouth Coordinates: | 40.0625°N -79.7097°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 837feet |
Progression: | Youghiogheny River → Monongahela River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
River System: | Monongahela River |
Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
Waterbodies: | Virgin Run Lake |
Bridges: | Town Country Road, PA 201, Maplewood Road |
Virgin Run is a 3.44miles long 2nd order tributary to the Youghiogheny River 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]
Virgin Run rises in a pond in Flatwoods, Pennsylvania,[3] and then flows northeast to join the Youghiogheny River about 2 miles southeast of Perryopolis.[5]
Virgin Run drains of area, receives about 43.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 384.82, and is about 53% forested.[2]