Matthews Run (Brokenstraw Creek tributary)

Matthews Run
Tributary to Brokenstraw Creek
Matthews Run (Brokenstraw Creek tributary) is located in Pennsylvania
Matthews Run (Brokenstraw Creek tributary)
Location of Matthews Run mouth
Matthews Run (Brokenstraw Creek tributary) is located in the United States
Matthews Run (Brokenstraw Creek tributary)
Matthews Run (Brokenstraw Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyWarren
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between divide between Matthews Run and Stony Creek
 • locationabout 0.5 miles northeast of Pikes Rocks
 • coordinates41°55′35″N 079°23′09″W / 41.92639°N 79.38583°W / 41.92639; -79.38583[1]
 • elevation1,890 ft (580 m)[2]
MouthBrokenstraw Creek
 • location
Youngsville, Pennsylvania[2]
 • coordinates
41°51′15″N 079°19′00″W / 41.85417°N 79.31667°W / 41.85417; -79.31667[1]
 • elevation
1,188 ft (362 m)[1]
Length7.05 mi (11.35 km)[3]
Basin size16.44 square miles (42.6 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationBrokenstraw Creek
 • average30.74 cu ft/s (0.870 m3/s) at mouth with Brokenstraw Creek[4]
Basin features
ProgressionBrokenstraw Creek → Allegheny River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico
River systemAllegheny River
Tributaries 
 • leftPatchen Run
Lansing Run
 • rightTelick Run
Browns Run
BridgesStinson 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

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

  1. ^ a b c d "GNIS Detail - Matthews Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Matthews Run Topo Map, Warren County PA (Sugar Grove Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  3. ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "Matthews Run Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Brokenstraw Watershed Conservation Plan" (PDF). Pennsylvania DCNR. Western Pennsylvania Conservancy. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  6. ^ "Mineral Resources Online Spatial Data: Geologic maps". mrdata.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 22 September 2019.