Matthews Run (Brokenstraw Creek tributary)
| Matthews Run Tributary to Brokenstraw Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Matthews Run mouth  Matthews Run (Brokenstraw Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Warren |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | divide between divide between Matthews Run and Stony Creek |
| • location | about 0.5 miles northeast of Pikes Rocks |
| • coordinates | 41°55′35″N 079°23′09″W / 41.92639°N 79.38583°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,890 ft (580 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Brokenstraw Creek |
• location | Youngsville, Pennsylvania[2] |
• coordinates | 41°51′15″N 079°19′00″W / 41.85417°N 79.31667°W[1] |
• elevation | 1,188 ft (362 m)[1] |
| Length | 7.05 mi (11.35 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 16.44 square miles (42.6 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Brokenstraw Creek |
| • average | 30.74 cu ft/s (0.870 m3/s) at mouth with Brokenstraw Creek[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Brokenstraw Creek → Allegheny River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
| River system | Allegheny River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Patchen Run Lansing Run |
| • right | Telick Run Browns Run |
| Bridges | Stinson Hill Road, Hazeltine Hollow Road, Patchen Hill Road, Hazeltine Hollow Road, Matthews Run Road, Highland Avenue |
Matthews Run is a 7.05 mi (11.35 km) long 2nd order tributary to Brokenstraw Creek.[3] It is classed as a cold water fishery by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission.[5]
Variant names[edit]
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
- Hazeltine Hollow Run
- Mathews Run
Course[edit]
Matthews Run rises in Warren County, Pennsylvania about 0.5 miles northeast of Pikes Rocks and flows southeast to meet Brokenstraw Creek at Youngsville.
Watershed[edit]
Matthews Run drains 16.44 square miles (42.6 km2) of the Pennsylvania High Plateau province and is underlaid by the Venango Formation and the Corry Sandstone through Riceville Formation.[6] The watershed receives an average of 45.0 in/year of precipitation and has a wetness index of 378.67.[4] The watershed is about 69% forested.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "GNIS Detail - Matthews Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
- ^ a b "Matthews Run Topo Map, Warren County PA (Sugar Grove Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
- ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
- ^ a b c "Matthews Run Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
- ^ "Brokenstraw Watershed Conservation Plan" (PDF). Pennsylvania DCNR. Western Pennsylvania Conservancy. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
- ^ "Mineral Resources Online Spatial Data: Geologic maps". mrdata.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 22 September 2019.