Welty Run Explained

Welty Run
Name Other:Tributary to Sewickley Creek
Map Size:300
Pushpin Map:USA Pennsylvania#USA
Pushpin Map Size:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Welty Run mouth
Pushpin Map Alt:Map of Welty Run mouth location
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Westmoreland
Length:6.59miles[1]
Discharge1 Location:Sewickley Creek
Discharge1 Avg:20.12cuft/s at mouth with Sewickley Creek[2]
Source1:Fourmile Run divide
Source1 Location:about 3 miles southeast of Weltytown, Pennsylvania[3]
Source1 Coordinates:40.1875°N -79.4017°W[4]
Source1 Elevation:2015feet
Mouth:Sewickley Creek
Mouth Location:Norvelt, Pennsylvania[5]
Mouth Coordinates:40.2125°N -79.4931°W
Mouth Elevation:975feet
Progression:Sewickley CreekYoughiogheny RiverMonongahela RiverOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River System:Monongahela River
Tributaries Left:unnamed tributaries
Tributaries Right:unnamed tributaries
Waterbodies:Mammoth Lake
Bridges:Shady Lane, Ankney Hill Road, PA 982, Welty Road, County Park Road, Klaka Road, County Road, Holly Place, Mt. Pleasant Road

Welty Run is a 6.59miles long 3rd order tributary to Sewickley Creek in Westmoreland 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

Welty Run rises about 3 miles southeast of Weltytown, Pennsylvania,[3] and then flows west to join Sewickley Creek at Norvelt, Pennsylvania.[5]

Watershed

Welty Run drains of area, receives about 44.4 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 393.98, and is about 52% forested.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS Web Application . epa.maps.arcgis.com . US EPA . 17 November 2020.
  2. Web site: Welty Run Watershed Report . US EPA Geoviewer . US EPA . 17 November 2020.
  3. Web site: Get Maps . USGS Topoview . US Geological Survey . 17 November 2020 . en.
  4. Web site: GNIS Detail – Welty Run . geonames.usgs.gov . US Geological Survey . 17 November 2020.
  5. Web site: Get Maps . USGS Topoview . US Geological Survey . 17 November 2020 . en.