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Stream in Pennsylvania, USA
Pinkerton Run
Tributary to Sewickley Creek
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Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyWestmoreland
Physical characteristics
SourceLittle Sewickley Creek divide
 • locationabout 0.5 miles west of Madison, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates40°14′59″N 079°42′51″W / 40.24972°N 79.71417°W / 40.24972; -79.71417
 • elevation1,070 ft (330 m)
MouthSewickley Creek
 • locationabout 0.5 miles west of Yukon, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates40°13′18″N 079°42′07″W / 40.22167°N 79.70194°W / 40.22167; -79.70194
 • elevation880 ft (270 m)
Length2.18 mi (3.51 km)
Basin size1.71 square miles (4.4 km)
Discharge 
 • locationSewickley Creek
 • average2.13 cu ft/s (0.060 m/s) at mouth with Sewickley Creek
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, and then flows south to join Sewickley Creek about 0.5 miles west of Yukon, Pennsylvania.

Watershed

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

References

  1. ^ "GNIS Detail - Pinkerton Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  3. ^ "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. ^ "Kelly Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
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