| Matthews Run | |
| Name Other: | Tributary to Brokenstraw Creek |
| Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map: | Pennsylvania#USA |
| Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Matthews Run mouth |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | United States |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type3: | County |
| Subdivision Name3: | Warren |
| Length: | 7.05miles[1] |
| Discharge1 Location: | Brokenstraw Creek |
| Discharge1 Avg: | 30.74cuft/s at mouth with Brokenstraw Creek[2] |
| Source1: | divide between divide between Matthews Run and Stony Creek |
| Source1 Location: | about 0.5 miles northeast of Pikes Rocks |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 41.9264°N -79.3858°W[3] |
| Source1 Elevation: | 1890feet[4] |
| Mouth: | Brokenstraw Creek |
| Mouth Location: | Youngsville, Pennsylvania |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 41.8542°N -79.3167°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 1188feet |
| Progression: | Brokenstraw Creek → Allegheny River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
| River System: | Allegheny River |
| Tributaries Left: | Patchen Run Lansing Run |
| Tributaries 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 7.05miles long 2nd order tributary to Brokenstraw Creek.[1] It is classed as a cold water fishery by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission.[5]
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[3]
Matthews Run rises in Warren County, Pennsylvania about 0.5 miles northeast of Pikes Rocks and flows southeast to meet Brokenstraw Creek at Youngsville.
Matthews Run drains 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.[2] The watershed is about 69% forested.