Jacobs Creek (Monongahela River tributary)
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| Jacobs Creek Tributary to Monongahela River | |
|---|---|
 Jacob’s Creek as seen from Scottdale, Pennsylvania in 2024 | |
  Location of Jacobs Creek mouth  Jacobs Creek (Monongahela River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Fayette |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | South Branch Browns Run divide |
| • location | about 1.5 miles northwest of Shoaf, Pennsylvania[1] |
| • coordinates | 39°50′51″N 079°50′01″W / 39.84750°N 79.83361°W[2] |
| • elevation | 1,240 ft (380 m)[1] |
| Mouth | Monongahela River |
• location | Martin, Pennsylvania[3] |
• coordinates | 39°48′29″N 079°54′55″W / 39.80806°N 79.91528°W[2] |
• elevation | 763 ft (233 m)[3] |
| Length | 5.62 mi (9.04 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 7.54 square miles (19.5 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Monongahela River |
| • average | 10.06 cu ft/s (0.285 m3/s) at mouth with Monongahela River[5] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | southwest[4] |
| River system | Monongahela River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed 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 5.62 mi (9.04 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Monongahela River in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.
Jacobs Creek rises about 1.5 miles northwest of Shoaf, Pennsylvania,[1] and then flows southwest to join the Monongahela River at Martin.[3]
