Connell Run

{{Short description|Stream in Pennsylvania, USA}}

{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}

{{Infobox river

| name = Connell Run

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| name_other = Tributary to Youghiogheny River

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| pushpin_map = USA Pennsylvania#USA

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| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Connell Run mouth

| pushpin_map_alt = Map of Connell Run mouth location

| subdivision_type1 = Country

| subdivision_name1 = United States

| subdivision_type2 = State

| subdivision_name2 = Pennsylvania

| subdivision_type3 = County

| subdivision_name3 = Fayette

| subdivision_type4 = Borough

| subdivision_name4 = Connellsville

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| length = {{convert|3.78|mi|km|abbr=on}}{{cite web |title=ArcGIS Web Application |url=https://epa.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=ada349b90c26496ea52aab66a092593b |website=epa.maps.arcgis.com |publisher=US EPA |accessdate=22 November 2020}}

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| discharge1_location = Youghiogheny River

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| discharge1_avg = {{convert|5.44|cuft/s|m3/s|abbr=on}} at mouth with Youghiogheny River{{cite web |title=Connell Run Watershed Report |url=https://watersgeo.epa.gov/watershedreport/?comid=3805779 |website=US EPA Geoviewer |publisher=US EPA |accessdate=22 November 2020}}

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| source1 = Tates Run divide (Chestnut Ridge)

| source1_location = about 1.5 miles west of Pleasant Hill, Pennsylvania{{cite web |title=Get Maps |url=https://ngmdb.usgs.gov/topoview/viewer/#15/40.0042/-79.5411 |website=USGS Topoview |publisher=US Geological Survey |accessdate=22 November 2020 |language=en}}

| source1_coordinates = {{coord|40|00|35|N|079|32|05|W|display=inline}}{{cite web |title=GNIS Detail - Connell Run |url=https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=138:3:::NO::P3_FID,P3_TITLE:1172347,Connell%20Run |website=geonames.usgs.gov |publisher=US Geological Survey |accessdate=22 November 2020}}

| source1_elevation = {{convert|1,920|ft|abbr=on}}

| mouth = Youghiogheny River

| mouth_location = Connellsville, Pennsylvania{{cite web |title=Get Maps |url=https://ngmdb.usgs.gov/topoview/viewer/#15/40.0148/-79.5858 |website=USGS Topoview |publisher=US Geological Survey |accessdate=22 November 2020 |language=en}}

| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|40|00|55|N|079|35|54|W|display=inline,title}}

| mouth_elevation = {{convert|866|ft|abbr=on}}

| progression = generally west

| river_system = Monongahela River

| basin_size = {{convert|3.14|sqmi}}

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| tributaries_left = unnamed tributaries

| tributaries_right = unnamed tributaries

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| bridges = McCoy Hollow Road (x5), Hosfelt Road, Perry Street, South Alley, E Park Drive (x2), Wills Road, Baldwin Avenue, S Pittsburgh Street, S Arch Street

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Connell Run is a {{convert|3.14|mi|km|abbr=on}} long 2nd order tributary to the Youghiogheny River in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.

Course

Connell Run rises about 1.5 miles west-southwest of Pleasant Hill, Pennsylvania, and then flows west to join the Youghiogheny River at Connellsville.

Watershed

Connell Run drains {{convert|3.78|sqmi}} of area, receives about 45.5 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 339.82, and is about 70% forested.

Natural history

Connell Run is the location of Connell Run BDA. The slopes on Connell Run provide habitat for a plant of special concern.{{cite web |title=Fayette County Natural Heritage Inventory |url=https://www.naturalheritage.state.pa.us/CNAI_PDFs/Fayette%20County%20NHI%202000%20WEB.pdf |website=Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program |publisher=Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program |accessdate=22 November 2020}}

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