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McKinney Run
McKinney Run (Brokenstraw Creek tributary) is located in Pennsylvania
McKinney Run (Brokenstraw Creek tributary)
McKinney Run (Brokenstraw Creek tributary) is located in the United States
McKinney Run (Brokenstraw Creek tributary)
Location of McKinney Run mouth
Other name(s) Tributary to Brokenstraw Creek
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Warren
Physical characteristics
Main source divide between McKinney Run, Indian Camp Run and Irvine Run
about 2 miles northwest of Irvine, Pennsylvania
1,605 ft (489 m)
41°52′12″N 079°17′28″W / 41.87000°N 79.29111°W / 41.87000; -79.29111
River mouth Brokenstraw Creek
Irvine, Pennsylvania
1,161 ft (354 m)
41°50′47″N 079°16′47″W / 41.84639°N 79.27972°W / 41.84639; -79.27972
Length 1.79 mi (2.88 km)
Basin features
Progression south
River system Allegheny River
Basin size 0.89 square miles (2.3 km2)
Tributaries
  • Left:
    unnamed tributaries
  • Right:
    unnamed tributaries
Bridges US 6

McKinney Run is a 1.79 mi (2.88 km) long tributary to Brokenstraw Creek that is classed as a 1st order stream on the EPA waters geoviewer site.

Course

McKinney Run rises in Warren County, Pennsylvania about 2 miles northwest of Irvine and flows south to meet Brokenstraw Creek at Irvine.

Watershed

McKinney Run drains 0.89 square miles (2.3 km2) of the Pennsylvania High Plateau. The watershed receives an average of 44.5 in/year of precipitation and has a wetness index of 335.39. The watershed is about 87% forested.

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