Sherrick Run (Jacobs Creek tributary) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Sherrick Run
Show map of Pennsylvania Show map of the United States Location of Sherrick Run mouth
Other name(s)	Tributary to Jacobs Creek
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Westmoreland
Borough	Mount Pleasant
Physical characteristics
Main source	Wilson Run divide pond about 1 mile northwest of Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania 1,160 ft (350 m) 40°10′12″N 079°33′47″W / 40.17000°N 79.56306°W / 40.17000; -79.56306
River mouth	Jacobs Creek Iron Bridge, Pennsylvania 1,027 ft (313 m) 40°06′45″N 079°33′47″W / 40.11250°N 79.56306°W / 40.11250; -79.56306
Length	4.31 mi (6.94 km)
Basin features
Progression	generally south
River system	Monongahela River
Basin size	4.89 square miles (12.7 km2)
Tributaries	Left: unnamed tributaries Right: unnamed tributaries
Bridges	Old 119, US 119, Kings Pointe Road, PA 31, Valley Kitchen Road, PA 981, S Quarry Street, Smouse Road (x2), PA 819, US 119

Sherrick Run is a 4.31 mi (6.94 km) long 1st order tributary to Jacobs Creek in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.

Course

Sherrick Run rises in a pond about 1 mile northwest of Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania, and then flows south to join Jacobs Creek at Iron Bridge.

Watershed

Sherrick Run drains 4.89 square miles (12.7 km²) of area, receives about 42.3 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 388.72, and is about 17% forested.