Andrews Run is a 3.57 mi (5.75 km) long 3rd order tributary to Brokenstraw Creek.[3] It is classed as a cold water fishery by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission.[5]
| Andrews Run Tributary to Brokenstraw Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Andrews Run mouth  Andrews Run (Brokenstraw Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Warren |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | confluence of Birch Springs Run and Rattlesnake Run |
| • location | about 3 miles south-southeast of Pittsfield, Pennsylvania |
| • coordinates | 41°47′21″N 079°23′46″W / 41.78917°N 79.39611°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,350 ft (410 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Brokenstraw Creek |
• location | Pittsfield, Pennsylvania[2] |
• coordinates | 41°49′50″N 079°22′41″W / 41.83056°N 79.37806°W[1] |
• elevation | 1,234 ft (376 m)[1] |
| Length | 3.57 mi (5.75 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 12.78 square miles (33.1 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Brokenstraw Creek |
| • average | 22.11 cu ft/s (0.626 m3/s) at mouth with Brokenstraw Creek[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Brokenstraw Creek → Allegheny River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
| River system | Allegheny River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Birch Springs Run |
| • right | Rattlesnake Run |
| Bridges | Andrews Run Road, Davey Hill Road, Old Garland Road |
Course edit
Andrews Run is formed at the confluence of Birch Springs Run and Rattlesnake Run in Warren County, Pennsylvania about 3 miles south-southeast of Pittsfield, Pennsylvania. It then flows northeast to meet Brokenstraw Creek at Pittsfield, Pennsylvania.
Watershed edit
Andrews Run drains 12.78 square miles (33.1 km2) 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 43.1 in/year of precipitation and has a wetness index of 389.62.[4] The watershed is about 79% forested.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Andrews Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
- ^ a b "Mead Run Topo Map, Warren County PA (Youngsville Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
- ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
- ^ a b c "Andrews 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.