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Brinker Run (Sewickley Creek tributary)

Coordinates: 40°13′06″N 079°30′38″W / 40.21833°N 79.51056°W / 40.21833; -79.51056
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Brinker Run
Tributary to Sewickley Creek
Map of Brinker Run mouth location
Map of Brinker Run mouth location
Location of Brinker Run mouth
Map of Brinker Run mouth location
Map of Brinker Run mouth location
Brinker Run (Sewickley Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyWestmoreland
Physical characteristics
SourceNorth Branch Sewickley Creek divide
 • locationabout 0.25 miles northwest of Humphreys, Pennsylvania[2]
 • coordinates40°15′44″N 079°28′54″W / 40.26222°N 79.48167°W / 40.26222; -79.48167[1]
 • elevation1,170 ft (360 m)[2]
MouthSewickley Creek
 • location
United, Pennsylvania[3]
 • coordinates
40°13′06″N 079°30′38″W / 40.21833°N 79.51056°W / 40.21833; -79.51056[1]
 • elevation
965 ft (294 m)[3]
Length3.41 mi (5.49 km)[4]
Basin size3.49 square miles (9.0 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationSewickley Creek
 • average5.10 cu ft/s (0.144 m3/s) at mouth with Sewickley Creek[5]
Basin features
Progressionsouthwest[4]
River systemMonongahela River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesMyers Road, Ludwig Road, Firestone Road, Pinto Lane, Mount Pleasant Road, Sportsman Road, Brinkerton Road

Brinker Run is a 3.41 mi (5.49 km) long 2nd order tributary to Sewickley Creek in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.

Course

Brinker Run rises about 0.25 miles northwest of Humphreys, Pennsylvania,[2] and then flows southwest to join Sewickley Creek at United.[3]

Watershed

Brinker Run drains 3.49 square miles (9.0 km2) of area, receives about 42.9 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 367.95, and is about 43% forested.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail – Brinker Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  4. ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "Brinker Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 17 November 2020.