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Connell Run
Map of Connell Run mouth location
Map of Connell Run mouth location
Map of Connell Run mouth location
Map of Connell Run mouth location
Location of Connell Run mouth
Other name(s) Tributary to Youghiogheny River
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Fayette
Borough Connellsville
Physical characteristics
Main source Tates Run divide (Chestnut Ridge)
about 1.5 miles west of Pleasant Hill, Pennsylvania
1,920 ft (590 m)
40°00′35″N 079°32′05″W / 40.00972°N 79.53472°W / 40.00972; -79.53472
River mouth Youghiogheny River
Connellsville, Pennsylvania
866 ft (264 m)
40°00′55″N 079°35′54″W / 40.01528°N 79.59833°W / 40.01528; -79.59833
Length 3.78 mi (6.08 km)
Basin features
Progression generally west
River system Monongahela River
Basin size 3.14 square miles (8.1 km2)
Tributaries
  • Left:
    unnamed tributaries
  • Right:
    unnamed tributaries
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

Connell Run is a 3.14 mi (5.05 km) 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 3.78 square miles (9.8 km2) 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.

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