Pollock Run
# Pollock Run

Pollock Run is a 5.55 mi (8.93 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Youghiogheny River in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.

## Course

Pollock Run rises at Rankins Corners, Pennsylvania in Westmoreland County, and then flows southeast and then turns north to join the Youghiogheny River just into Allegheny County at Smithdale.

## Watershed

Pollock Run drains 8.12 square miles (21.0 $km^2)$ of area, receives about 39.7 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 335.80, and is about 40% forested.

## Natural History

Pollock Run is the location of Pollock Run Slopes BDA, which contains a remnant Mesic Central Forest community and a rare plant species.

