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Stream in Pennsylvania, USA
McIntire Run
Tributary to Big Sandy Creek
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Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyFayette
Physical characteristics
SourceLick Run divide
 • locationabout 2 miles south of Summit, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates39°49′38″N 079°40′39″W / 39.82722°N 79.67750°W / 39.82722; -79.67750
 • elevation2,180 ft (660 m)
MouthBig Sandy Creek
 • locationabout 3 miles north-northeast of Elliottsville, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates39°47′32″N 079°37′06″W / 39.79222°N 79.61833°W / 39.79222; -79.61833
 • elevation1,597 ft (487 m)
Length4.11 mi (6.61 km)
Basin size3.27 square miles (8.5 km)
Discharge 
 • locationBig Sandy Creek
 • average7.56 cu ft/s (0.214 m/s) at mouth with Big Sandy Creek
Basin features
Progressionsoutheast
River systemMonongahela 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, and then flows southeast to join Big Sandy Creek about 3 miles north-northeast of Elliottsville.

Watershed

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

See also

References

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