Pinkerton Run

Pinkerton Run
Tributary to Sewickley Creek
Location of Pinkerton Run mouth
Pinkerton Run (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyWestmoreland
Physical characteristics
SourceLittle Sewickley Creek divide
 • locationabout 0.5 miles west of Madison, Pennsylvania[2]
 • coordinates40°14′59″N 079°42′51″W / 40.24972°N 79.71417°W / 40.24972; -79.71417[1]
 • elevation1,070 ft (330 m)[2]
MouthSewickley Creek
 • location
about 0.5 miles west of Yukon, Pennsylvania[3]
 • coordinates
40°13′18″N 079°42′07″W / 40.22167°N 79.70194°W / 40.22167; -79.70194[1]
 • elevation
880 ft (270 m)[3]
Length2.18 mi (3.51 km)[4]
Basin size1.71 square miles (4.4 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationSewickley Creek
 • average2.13 cu ft/s (0.060 m3/s) at mouth with Sewickley Creek[5]
Basin features
ProgressionSewickley CreekYoughiogheny RiverMonongahela RiverOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemMonongahela River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesMorris Road, PA 136, Lake View Lane, Pierce Road, Creek Road

Pinkerton Run is a 2.18 mi (3.51 km) long 1st order tributary to Sewickley Creek in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.

Course

Pinkerton Run rises about 0.5 miles west of Madison, Pennsylvania,[2] and then flows south to join Sewickley Creek about 0.5 miles west of Yukon, Pennsylvania.[3]

Watershed

Pinkerton Run drains 1.71 square miles (4.4 km2) of area, receives about 40.2 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 342.05, and is about 34% forested.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Pinkerton Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "Kelly Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 16 November 2020.