Blue Eye Run Explained

Blue Eye Run
Name Other:Tributary to Brokenstraw Creek
Map Size:300
Pushpin Map:Pennsylvania#USA
Pushpin Map Size:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Blue Eye Run mouth
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Warren
Length:8.1miles[1]
Discharge1 Location:Brokenstraw Creek
Discharge1 Avg:18.32cuft/s at mouth with Brokenstraw Creek[2]
Source1:divide between Blue Eye Run and Coffee Creek
Source1 Location:about 4 miles west of Wrightsville, Pennsylvania
Source1 Coordinates:41.9056°N -79.5011°W[3]
Source1 Elevation:1600feet [4]
Mouth:Brokenstraw Creek
Mouth Location:about 0.5 miles east of Garland, Pennsylvania
Mouth Coordinates:41.8144°N -79.5011°W
Mouth Elevation:1267feet
Progression:Brokenstraw CreekAllegheny RiverOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River System:Allegheny River
Tributaries Left:unnamed tributaries
Tributaries Right:unnamed tributaries
Bridges:Eldred Hill Road, Moore Lane, PA 27

Blue Eye Run is a 8.1miles long 1st order tributary to Brokenstraw Creek.[1] It is classed as an Exceptional Value stream by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission.[5]

Course

Blue Eye Run rises in Warren County, Pennsylvania about 4 miles west of Wrightsville, Pennsylvania and flows southeast to meet Brokenstraw Creek just east of Garland.

Watershed

Blue Eye Run drains of the Pennsylvania High Plateau province and is underlaid by the Venango Formation.[6] The watershed receives an average of 43.7 in/year of precipitation and has a wetness index of 378.49.[2] The watershed is about 82% forested.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS Web Application . epa.maps.arcgis.com . US EPA . 25 September 2019.
  2. Web site: Blue Eye Run Watershed Report . Waters Geoviewer . US EPA . 25 September 2019.
  3. Web site: GNIS Detail - Blue Eye Run . geonames.usgs.gov . US Geological Survey . 25 September 2019.
  4. Web site: Blue Eye Run Topo Map, Warren County PA (Pittsfield Area) . TopoZone . Locality, LLC . 25 September 2019 . en.
  5. Web site: Brokenstraw Watershed Conservation Plan . Pennsylvania DCNR . Western Pennsylvania Conservancy . 22 September 2019.
  6. Web site: Mineral Resources Online Spatial Data: Geologic maps . mrdata.usgs.gov . US Geological Survey . 22 September 2019.