Mead Run (Brokenstraw Creek tributary) explained

Mead Run
Name Other:Tributary to Brokenstraw Creek
Map Size:300
Pushpin Map:Pennsylvania#USA
Pushpin Map Size:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Mead Run mouth
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Warren
Length:6.11miles[1]
Discharge1 Location:Brokenstraw Creek
Discharge1 Avg:10.19cuft/s at mouth with Brokenstraw Creek[2]
Source1:divide between Mead Run, Matthews Run, and Page Hollow
Source1 Location:about 0.5 miles northeast of Nuttles Rocks
Source1 Coordinates:41.9122°N -79.3781°W[3]
Source1 Elevation:1850feet[4]
Mouth:Brokenstraw Creek
Mouth Location:about 0.25 miles west of Youngsville, Pennsylvania
Mouth Coordinates:41.8436°N -79.3306°W
Mouth Elevation:1201feet
Progression:Brokenstraw CreekAllegheny RiverOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River System:Allegheny River
Tributaries Left:unnamed tributaries
Tributaries Right:unnamed tributaries
Bridges:Murray Hill Road, US 6, Old Pittsfield Road

Mead Run is a 6.11miles long 2nd order tributary to Brokenstraw Creek.[1] It is classed as a cold water fishery by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission.[5]

Course

Mead Run rises in Warren County, Pennsylvania about 0.5 miles northeast of Nuttles Rocks and flows southeast to meet Brokenstraw Creek just west of Youngsville.

Watershed

Mead Run drains of the Pennsylvania High Plateau province and is underlaid by the Venango Formation, Corry Sandstone through Riceville Formation, and the Shenango through Cuyahoga Group.[6] The watershed receives an average of 44.0 in/year of precipitation and has a wetness index of 378.06.[2] The watershed is about 69% forested.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS Web Application . epa.maps.arcgis.com . US EPA . 22 September 2019.
  2. Web site: Mead Run Watershed Report . Waters Geoviewer . US EPA . 22 September 2019.
  3. Web site: GNIS Detail - Mead Run . geonames.usgs.gov . US Geological Survey . 22 September 2019.
  4. Web site: Mead Run Topo Map, Warren County PA (Youngsville Area) . TopoZone . Locality, LLC . 22 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.