Scotts Run (Big Sandy Creek tributary)

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

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

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| name = Scotts Run

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| name_other = Tributary to Big Sandy Creek

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| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Scotts Run mouth

| pushpin_map_alt = Map of Scotts Run mouth location

| subdivision_type1 = Country

| subdivision_name1 = United States

| subdivision_type2 = State

| subdivision_name2 = Pennsylvania

| subdivision_type3 = County

| subdivision_name3 = Fayette

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| length = {{convert|1.89|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=28 November 2020}}

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| discharge1_location = Big Sandy Creek

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| discharge1_avg = {{convert|2.92|cuft/s|m3/s|abbr=on}} at mouth with Big Sandy Creek{{cite web |title=Scotts Run Watershed Report |url=https://watersgeo.epa.gov/watershedreport/?comid=3773261 |website=US EPA Geoviewer |publisher=US EPA |access-date=28 November 2020}}

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| source1 = Deadman Run divide

| source1_location = about 1 mile southwest of Mt. Washington, Pennsylvania{{cite web |title=Get Maps |url=https://ngmdb.usgs.gov/topoview/viewer/#15/39.7978/-79.5786 |website=USGS Topoview |publisher=US Geological Survey |access-date=28 November 2020 |language=en}}

| source1_coordinates = {{coord|39|48|13|N|079|35|04|W|display=inline}}{{cite web |title=GNIS Detail - Scotts Run |url=https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=138:3:::NO::P3_FID,P3_TITLE:1187174,Scotts%20Run |website=geonames.usgs.gov |publisher=US Geological Survey |access-date=28 November 2020}}

| source1_elevation = {{convert|1,850|ft|abbr=on}}

| mouth = Big Sandy Creek

| mouth_location = about 3 miles north-northeast of Elliottsville, Pennsylvania{{cite web |title=Get Maps |url=https://ngmdb.usgs.gov/topoview/viewer/#15/39.7896/-79.6317 |website=USGS Topoview |publisher=US Geological Survey |access-date=28 November 2020 |language=en}}

| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|39|47|45|N|079|37|01|W|display=inline,title}}

| mouth_elevation = {{convert|1,598|ft|abbr=on}}

| progression = southeast

| river_system = Monongahela River

| basin_size = {{convert|1.28|sqmi}}

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| tributaries_left = unnamed tributaries

| tributaries_right = unnamed tributaries

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| bridges = Scott Run Road (x5)

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Scotts Run is a {{convert|1.89|mi|km|abbr=on}} long 2nd order tributary to Big Sandy Creek in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Course

Scotts Run rises about 1 mile southwest of Mt. Washington, and then flows southwest to join Big Sandy Creek about 3 miles north-northeast of Elliottsville.

Watershed

Scotts Run drains {{convert|1.28|sqmi}} of area, receives about 50.8 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 302.71, and is about 96% forested.

See also

References

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Category:Rivers of Pennsylvania

Category:Rivers of Fayette County, Pennsylvania

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