Matthews Run (Brokenstraw Creek tributary)
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]
| 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[1] |
| • elevation | 1,890 ft (580 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Brokenstraw Creek |
• location | Youngsville, Pennsylvania[2] |
• coordinates | 41°51′15″N 079°19′00″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 | southeast |
| 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 |
Variant names
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
- Hazeltine Hollow Run
- Mathews Run
Course
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
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
References
- "GNIS Detail - Matthews Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
- "Matthews Run Topo Map, Warren County PA (Sugar Grove Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
- "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
- "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.