Mead Run (Brokenstraw Creek tributary) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Mead 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 Mead Run, Matthews Run, and Page Hollow about 0.5 miles northeast of Nuttles Rocks 1,850 ft (560 m) 41°54′44″N 079°22′41″W / 41.91222°N 79.37806°W / 41.91222; -79.37806
River mouth	Brokenstraw Creek about 0.25 miles west of Youngsville, Pennsylvania 1,201 ft (366 m) 41°50′37″N 079°19′50″W / 41.84361°N 79.33056°W / 41.84361; -79.33056
Length	6.11 mi (9.83 km)
Basin features
Progression	southeast
River system	Allegheny River
Basin size	5.61 square miles (14.5 km2)
Tributaries	Left: unnamed tributaries Right: unnamed tributaries
Bridges	Murray Hill Road, US 6, Old Pittsfield Road

Mead Run is a 6.11 mi (9.83 km) long 2nd order tributary to Brokenstraw Creek. It is classed as a cold water fishery by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission.

Course

Mead Run rises in Warren County, Pennsylvania about 0.5 miles northeast of Nuttles Rocks and flows southeast to meet Brokenstraw Creek just west of Youngsville.

Watershed

Mead Run drains 5.61 square miles (14.5 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. The watershed receives an average of 44.0 in/year of precipitation and has a wetness index of 378.06. The watershed is about 69% forested.