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Blue Eye Run

Coordinates: 41°48′52″N 079°30′04″W / 41.81444°N 79.50111°W / 41.81444; -79.50111
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Blue Eye Run
Tributary to Brokenstraw Creek
Blue Eye Run is located in Pennsylvania
Blue Eye Run
Location of Blue Eye Run mouth
Blue Eye Run is located in the United States
Blue Eye Run
Blue Eye Run (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyWarren
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between Blue Eye Run and Coffee Creek
 • locationabout 4 miles west of Wrightsville, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates41°54′20″N 079°30′04″W / 41.90556°N 79.50111°W / 41.90556; -79.50111[1]
 • elevation1,600 ft (490 m) [2]
MouthBrokenstraw Creek
 • location
about 0.5 miles east of Garland, Pennsylvania[2]
 • coordinates
41°48′52″N 079°30′04″W / 41.81444°N 79.50111°W / 41.81444; -79.50111[1]
 • elevation
1,267 ft (386 m)[1]
Length8.10 mi (13.04 km)[3]
Basin size10.29 square miles (26.7 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationBrokenstraw Creek
 • average18.32 cu ft/s (0.519 m3/s) at mouth with Brokenstraw Creek[4]
Basin features
ProgressionBrokenstraw CreekAllegheny RiverOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemAllegheny River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesEldred Hill Road, Moore Lane, PA 27

Blue Eye Run is a 8.10 mi (13.04 km) long 1st order tributary to Brokenstraw Creek.[3] It is classed as an Exceptional Value stream by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission.[5]

Course

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Blue Eye Run rises in Warren County, Pennsylvania about 4 miles west of Wrightsville, Pennsylvania and flows southeast to meet Brokenstraw Creek just east of Garland.

Watershed

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Blue Eye Run drains 10.29 square miles (26.7 km2) of the Pennsylvania High Plateau province and is underlaid by the Venango Formation.[6] The watershed receives an average of 43.7 in/year of precipitation and has a wetness index of 378.49.[4] The watershed is about 82% forested.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Blue Eye Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Blue Eye Run Topo Map, Warren County PA (Pittsfield Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  3. ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "Blue Eye Run Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Brokenstraw Watershed Conservation Plan" (PDF). Pennsylvania DCNR. Western Pennsylvania Conservancy. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  6. ^ "Mineral Resources Online Spatial Data: Geologic maps". mrdata.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 22 September 2019.