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Sugar Run
Map of Sugar Run mouth location
Map of Sugar Run mouth location
Map of Sugar Run mouth location
Map of Sugar Run mouth location
Location of Sugar Run mouth
Other name(s) Tributary to Youghiogheny River
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Fayette
Physical characteristics
Main source Bruner Run and Blackberry Run divide
about 2 miles west of Kaufmann, Pennsylvania
1,545 ft (471 m)
39°54′28″N 079°30′30″W / 39.90778°N 79.50833°W / 39.90778; -79.50833
River mouth Youghiogheny River
about 1 mile north of Holland Hill, Pennsylvania
999 ft (304 m)
39°54′21″N 079°29′20″W / 39.90583°N 79.48889°W / 39.90583; -79.48889
Length 1.01 mi (1.63 km)
Basin features
Progression south-southeast
River system Monongahela River
Basin size 0.73 square miles (1.9 km2)
Tributaries
  • Left:
    unnamed tributaries
  • Right:
    unnamed tributaries
Bridges none

Sugar Run is a 1.01 mi (1.63 km) long 1st order tributary to the Youghiogheny River in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.

Course

Sugar Run rises about 2 miles west of Kaufmann, Pennsylvania, and then flows south-southeast to join the Youghiogheny River about 1 mile north of Holland Hill.

Watershed

Sugar Run drains 0.73 square miles (1.9 km2) of area, receives about 47.0 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 347.83, and is about 94% forested.

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