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Brush Run is a 6.99 mi (11.25 km) long 2nd order tributary to Jacobs Creek in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]

  • Brush Creek
  • Laurel Run

Course

Brush Run rises about 1 mile east of Kecksburg, Pennsylvania,[2] and then flows southwest to join Jacobs Creek about 0.5 miles southeast of Mount Pleasant.[3]

Watershed

Brush Run drains 8.59 square miles (22.2 km2) of area, receives about 43.4 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 403.86, and is about 36% forested.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail – Brush Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  4. ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "Brush Run Watershed Report". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
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