Welty Run facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Welty Run
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Other name(s)	Tributary to Sewickley Creek
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Westmoreland
Physical characteristics
Main source	Fourmile Run divide about 3 miles southeast of Weltytown, Pennsylvania 2,015 ft (614 m) 40°11′15″N 079°24′06″W / 40.18750°N 79.40167°W / 40.18750; -79.40167
River mouth	Sewickley Creek Norvelt, Pennsylvania 975 ft (297 m) 40°12′45″N 079°29′35″W / 40.21250°N 79.49306°W / 40.21250; -79.49306
Length	6.59 mi (10.61 km)
Basin features
Progression	generally west
River system	Monongahela River
Basin size	12.66 square miles (32.8 km2)
Tributaries	Left: unnamed tributaries Right: unnamed tributaries
Waterbodies	Mammoth Lake
Bridges	Shady Lane, Ankney Hill Road, PA 982, Welty Road, County Park Road, Klaka Road, County Road, Holly Place, Mt. Pleasant Road

Welty Run is a 6.59 mi (10.61 km) long 3rd order tributary to Sewickley Creek in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.

Variant names

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

• Welly Run

Course

Welty Run rises about 3 miles southeast of Weltytown, Pennsylvania, and then flows west to join Sewickley Creek at Norvelt, Pennsylvania.

Watershed

Welty Run drains 12.66 square miles (32.8 km²) of area, receives about 44.4 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 393.98, and is about 52% forested.