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McIntire Run (Big Sandy Creek tributary)

Coordinates: 39°47′32″N 079°37′06″W / 39.79222°N 79.61833°W / 39.79222; -79.61833
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McIntire Run
Tributary to Big Sandy Creek
Map of McIntire Run mouth location
Map of McIntire Run mouth location
Location of McIntire Run mouth
Map of McIntire Run mouth location
Map of McIntire Run mouth location
McIntire Run (Big Sandy Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyFayette
Physical characteristics
SourceLick Run divide
 • locationabout 2 miles south of Summit, Pennsylvania[2]
 • coordinates39°49′38″N 079°40′39″W / 39.82722°N 79.67750°W / 39.82722; -79.67750[1]
 • elevation2,180 ft (660 m)[2]
MouthBig Sandy Creek
 • location
about 3 miles north-northeast of Elliottsville, Pennsylvania[3]
 • coordinates
39°47′32″N 079°37′06″W / 39.79222°N 79.61833°W / 39.79222; -79.61833[1]
 • elevation
1,597 ft (487 m)[3]
Length4.11 mi (6.61 km)[4]
Basin size3.27 square miles (8.5 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationBig Sandy Creek
 • average7.56 cu ft/s (0.214 m3/s) at mouth with Big Sandy Creek[5]
Basin features
Progressionsoutheast[4]
River systemMonongahela River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesShepherd Road, Wharton Furnace Road

McIntire Run is a 4.11 mi (6.61 km) long 2nd order tributary to Big Sandy Creek in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.

Course

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McIntire Run rises about 2 miles south of Summit, Pennsylvania,[2] and then flows southeast to join Big Sandy Creek about 3 miles north-northeast of Elliottsville.[3]

Watershed

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McIntire Run drains 3.27 square miles (8.5 km2) of area, receives about 51.2 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 313.93, and is about 95% forested.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - McIntire Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  4. ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "McIntire Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 28 November 2020.