Jacobs Creek | |
Name Other: | Tributary to Monongahela River |
Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map: | USA Pennsylvania#USA |
Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Jacobs Creek mouth |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Jacobs Creek mouth location |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Pennsylvania |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Fayette |
Length: | 5.62miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Monongahela River |
Discharge1 Avg: | 10.06cuft/s at mouth with Monongahela River[2] |
Source1: | South Branch Browns Run divide |
Source1 Location: | about 1.5 miles northwest of Shoaf, Pennsylvania[3] |
Source1 Coordinates: | 39.8475°N -79.8336°W[4] |
Source1 Elevation: | 1240feet |
Mouth: | Monongahela River |
Mouth Location: | Martin, Pennsylvania[5] |
Mouth Coordinates: | 39.8081°N -79.9153°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 763feet |
Progression: | southwest |
River System: | Monongahela River |
Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges: | Yasenoskowski Road, Smithfield Avenue, SR 3008, T364, Fairview Hill Road, Potprocky Ashby Ford Road, PA 166 |
Jacobs Creek is a 5.62miles long 2nd order tributary to the Monongahela River in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.
Jacobs Creek rises about 1.5 miles northwest of Shoaf, Pennsylvania,[3] and then flows southwest to join the Monongahela River at Martin.[5]
Jacobs Creek drains of area, receives about 42.9 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 340.19, and is about 58% forested.[2]