Mead Run is a 6.11 mi (9.83 km) long 2nd order tributary to Brokenstraw Creek.[3] It is classed as a cold water fishery by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission.[5]

Mead Run Tributary to Brokenstraw Creek
Location of Mead Run mouth Show map of Pennsylvania Mead Run (Brokenstraw Creek tributary) (the United States) Show map of the United States
Location
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Warren
Physical characteristics
Source	divide between Mead Run, Matthews Run, and Page Hollow
• location	about 0.5 miles northeast of Nuttles Rocks
• coordinates	41°54′44″N 079°22′41″W[1]
• elevation	1,850 ft (560 m)[2]
Mouth	Brokenstraw Creek
• location	about 0.25 miles west of Youngsville, Pennsylvania[2]
• coordinates	41°50′37″N 079°19′50″W[1]
• elevation	1,201 ft (366 m)[1]
Length	6.11 mi (9.83 km)[3]
Basin size	5.61 square miles (14.5 km2)[4]
Discharge
• location	Brokenstraw Creek
• average	10.19 cu ft/s (0.289 m3/s) at mouth with Brokenstraw Creek[4]
Basin features
Progression	Brokenstraw Creek → Allegheny River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico
River system	Allegheny River
Tributaries
• left	unnamed tributaries
• right	unnamed tributaries
Bridges	Murray Hill Road, US 6, Old Pittsfield Road

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.[6] The watershed receives an average of 44.0 in/year of precipitation and has a wetness index of 378.06.[4] The watershed is about 69% forested.

See also

• List of rivers of Pennsylvania

References