Pinkerton Run
Stream in Pennsylvania, USA
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Pinkerton Run is a 2.18 mi (3.51 km) long 1st order tributary to Sewickley Creek in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.
| Pinkerton Run Tributary to Sewickley Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Pinkerton Run mouth  Pinkerton Run (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Westmoreland |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Little Sewickley Creek divide |
| • location | about 0.5 miles west of Madison, Pennsylvania[1] |
| • coordinates | 40°14′59″N 079°42′51″W[2] |
| • elevation | 1,070 ft (330 m)[1] |
| Mouth | Sewickley Creek |
• location | about 0.5 miles west of Yukon, Pennsylvania[3] |
• coordinates | 40°13′18″N 079°42′07″W[2] |
• elevation | 880 ft (270 m)[3] |
| Length | 2.18 mi (3.51 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 1.71 square miles (4.4 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Sewickley Creek |
| • average | 2.13 cu ft/s (0.060 m3/s) at mouth with Sewickley Creek[5] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Sewickley Creek → Youghiogheny River → Monongahela River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
| River system | Monongahela River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Morris Road, PA 136, Lake View Lane, Pierce Road, Creek Road |
Course
Pinkerton Run rises about 0.5 miles west of Madison, Pennsylvania,[1] and then flows south to join Sewickley Creek about 0.5 miles west of Yukon, Pennsylvania.[3]
Watershed
Pinkerton Run drains 1.71 square miles (4.4 km2) of area, receives about 40.2 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 342.05, and is about 34% forested.[5]
