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Crooked Run
Map of Crooked Run mouth location
Map of Crooked Run mouth location
Map of Crooked Run mouth location
Map of Crooked Run mouth location
Location of Crooked Run mouth
Other name(s) Tributary to Youghiogheny River
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Fayette
Physical characteristics
Main source Workman Run divide
about 1 mile north-northeast of Stewarton, Pennsylvania
1,510 ft (460 m)
39°56′07″N 079°27′53″W / 39.93528°N 79.46472°W / 39.93528; -79.46472
River mouth Youghiogheny River
Stewarton, Pennsylvania
998 ft (304 m)
39°55′32″N 079°28′49″W / 39.92556°N 79.48028°W / 39.92556; -79.48028
Length 2.45 mi (3.94 km)
Basin features
Progression southwest
River system Monongahela River
Basin size 1.63 square miles (4.2 km2)
Tributaries
  • Left:
    unnamed tributaries
  • Right:
    unnamed tributaries
Bridges PA 381, Baptist Church Road, Rank Lane, Baptist Church Road, Stewarton Road (x3)

Crooked Run is a 2.45 mi (3.94 km) long 1st order tributary to the Youghiogheny River in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.

Course

Crooked Run rises about 1 mile north-northeast of Stewarton, Pennsylvania, and then flows southwest to join the Youghiogheny River at Stewarton.

Watershed

Crooked Run drains 1.63 square miles (4.2 km2) of area, receives about 46.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 385.09, and is about 42% forested.

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