Matthews Run (Brokenstraw Creek tributary) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Matthews Run
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Other name(s)	Tributary to Brokenstraw Creek
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Warren
Physical characteristics
Main source	divide between divide between Matthews Run and Stony Creek about 0.5 miles northeast of Pikes Rocks 1,890 ft (580 m) 41°55′35″N 079°23′09″W / 41.92639°N 79.38583°W / 41.92639; -79.38583
River mouth	Brokenstraw Creek Youngsville, Pennsylvania 1,188 ft (362 m) 41°51′15″N 079°19′00″W / 41.85417°N 79.31667°W / 41.85417; -79.31667
Length	7.05 mi (11.35 km)
Basin features
Progression	southeast
River system	Allegheny River
Basin size	16.44 square miles (42.6 km2)
Tributaries	Left: Patchen Run Lansing Run Right: Telick Run Browns Run
Bridges	Stinson Hill Road, Hazeltine Hollow Road, Patchen Hill Road, Hazeltine Hollow Road, Matthews Run Road, Highland Avenue

Matthews Run is a 7.05 mi (11.35 km) long 2nd order tributary to Brokenstraw Creek. It is classed as a cold water fishery by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission.

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:

• Hazeltine Hollow Run
• Mathews Run

Course

Matthews Run rises in Warren County, Pennsylvania about 0.5 miles northeast of Pikes Rocks and flows southeast to meet Brokenstraw Creek at Youngsville.

Watershed

Matthews Run drains 16.44 square miles (42.6 km²) of the Pennsylvania High Plateau province and is underlaid by the Venango Formation and the Corry Sandstone through Riceville Formation. The watershed receives an average of 45.0 in/year of precipitation and has a wetness index of 378.67. The watershed is about 69% forested.