Andrews Run (Brokenstraw Creek tributary)

Andrews Run is a 3.57 mi (5.75 km) long 3rd order tributary to Brokenstraw Creek.[3] It is classed as a cold water fishery by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission.[5]

Andrews Run
Tributary to Brokenstraw Creek
Location of Andrews Run mouth
Andrews Run (Brokenstraw Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyWarren
Physical characteristics
Sourceconfluence of Birch Springs Run and Rattlesnake Run
 • locationabout 3 miles south-southeast of Pittsfield, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates41°47′21″N 079°23′46″W[1]
 • elevation1,350 ft (410 m)[2]
MouthBrokenstraw Creek
 • location
Pittsfield, Pennsylvania[2]
 • coordinates
41°49′50″N 079°22′41″W[1]
 • elevation
1,234 ft (376 m)[1]
Length3.57 mi (5.75 km)[3]
Basin size12.78 square miles (33.1 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationBrokenstraw Creek
 • average22.11 cu ft/s (0.626 m3/s) at mouth with Brokenstraw Creek[4]
Basin features
Progressionnortheast
River systemAllegheny River
Tributaries 
 • leftBirch Springs Run
 • rightRattlesnake Run
BridgesAndrews Run Road, Davey Hill Road, Old Garland Road

Course

Andrews Run is formed at the confluence of Birch Springs Run and Rattlesnake Run in Warren County, Pennsylvania about 3 miles south-southeast of Pittsfield, Pennsylvania. It then flows northeast to meet Brokenstraw Creek at Pittsfield, Pennsylvania.

Watershed

Andrews Run drains 12.78 square miles (33.1 km2) of the Pennsylvania High Plateau province and is underlaid by the Venango Formation, Corry Sandstone through Riceville Formation and the Shenango through Cuyahoga Group.[6] The watershed receives an average of 43.1 in/year of precipitation and has a wetness index of 389.62.[4] The watershed is about 79% forested.

See also

References
  1. "GNIS Detail - Andrews Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  2. "Mead Run Topo Map, Warren County PA (Youngsville Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  4. "Andrews Run Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  5. "Brokenstraw Watershed Conservation Plan" (PDF). Pennsylvania DCNR. Western Pennsylvania Conservancy. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  6. "Mineral Resources Online Spatial Data: Geologic maps". mrdata.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
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