Mead Run (Brokenstraw Creek tributary)
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CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyWarren
Sourcedivide between Mead Run, Matthews Run, and Page Hollow
| Mead Run Tributary to Brokenstraw Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Mead Run mouth  Mead Run (Brokenstraw Creek tributary) (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 / 41.91222°N 79.37806°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 / 41.84361°N 79.33056°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 |
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 rises in Warren County, Pennsylvania about 0.5 miles northeast of Nuttles Rocks and flows southeast to meet Brokenstraw Creek just west of Youngsville.