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Hall Run
Map of Hall Run mouth location
Map of Hall Run mouth location
Map of Hall Run mouth location
Map of Hall Run mouth location
Location of Hall Run mouth
Other name(s) Tributary to Youghiogheny River
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Fayette
Physical characteristics
Main source Fike Run divide
Fiketown, Pennsylvania
2,310 ft (700 m)
39°43′40″N 079°27′07″W / 39.72778°N 79.45194°W / 39.72778; -79.45194
River mouth Youghiogheny River in Youghiogheny River Lake
Somerfield, Pennsylvania
1,439 ft (439 m)
39°45′00″N 079°24′48″W / 39.75000°N 79.41333°W / 39.75000; -79.41333
Length 7.68 mi (12.36 km)
Basin features
Progression generally east
River system Monongahela River
Basin size 12.15 square miles (31.5 km2)
Tributaries
  • Left:
    Pinkham Run
  • Right:
    unnamed tributaries
Bridges Glass Road, PA 281, US 40, PA 281, Forrest Road, Dark Hollow Road, Myers Drive

Hall Run is a 7.68 mi (12.36 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Youghiogheny River in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:

  • Hall's Run
  • Halls Run

Course

Hall Run rises at Fiketown, Pennsylvania, and then flows easterly to join the Youghiogheny River in Youghiogheny River Lake at Somerfield.

Watershed

Hall Run drains 12.15 square miles (31.5 km2) of area, receives about 48.3 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 350.05, and is about 72% forested.

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