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MCINTIRE RUN (BIG SANDY CREEK TRIBUTARY) Latitude and Longitude:

39°47′32″N 079°37′06″W / 39.79222°N 79.61833°W / 39.79222; -79.61833
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McIntire Run
Tributary to Big Sandy Creek
Map of McIntire Run mouth location
Map of McIntire Run mouth location
Location of McIntire Run mouth
Map of McIntire Run mouth location
Map of McIntire Run mouth location
McIntire Run (Big Sandy Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Fayette
Physical characteristics
SourceLick Run divide
 • locationabout 2 miles south of Summit, Pennsylvania [2]
 • coordinates 39°49′38″N 079°40′39″W / 39.82722°N 79.67750°W / 39.82722; -79.67750 [1]
 • elevation2,180 ft (660 m) [2]
Mouth Big Sandy Creek
 • location
about 3 miles north-northeast of Elliottsville, Pennsylvania [3]
 • coordinates
39°47′32″N 079°37′06″W / 39.79222°N 79.61833°W / 39.79222; -79.61833 [1]
 • elevation
1,597 ft (487 m) [3]
Length4.11 mi (6.61 km) [4]
Basin size3.27 square miles (8.5 km2) [5]
Discharge 
 • location Big Sandy Creek
 • average7.56 cu ft/s (0.214 m3/s) at mouth with Big Sandy Creek [5]
Basin features
Progressionsoutheast [4]
River system Monongahela River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesShepherd Road, Wharton Furnace Road

McIntire Run is a 4.11 mi (6.61 km) long 2nd order tributary to Big Sandy Creek in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.

Course

McIntire Run rises about 2 miles south of Summit, Pennsylvania, [2] and then flows southeast to join Big Sandy Creek about 3 miles north-northeast of Elliottsville. [3]

Watershed

McIntire Run drains 3.27 square miles (8.5 km2) of area, receives about 51.2 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 313.93, and is about 95% forested. [5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - McIntire Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  4. ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "McIntire Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 28 November 2020.