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Pinkerton Run

Coordinates: 40°13′18″N 079°42′07″W / 40.22167°N 79.70194°W / 40.22167; -79.70194
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Pinkerton Run
Tributary to Sewickley Creek
Map of Pinkerton Run mouth location
Map of Pinkerton Run mouth location
Location of Pinkerton Run mouth
Map of Pinkerton Run mouth location
Map of Pinkerton Run mouth location
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

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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

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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

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  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.