McKee Run (Beaver River tributary)

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McKee Run
Tributary to Beaver River
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Location of McKee Run mouth
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McKee Run (Beaver River tributary) (the United States)
Location
Country United States of America
State Pennsylvania
County Lawrence
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between McKee Run and Slippery Rock Creek
  locationabout 0.5 miles northwest of Castlewood, Pennsylvania
  coordinates 40°55′48″N080°16′56″W / 40.93000°N 80.28222°W / 40.93000; -80.28222 [1]
  elevation1,260 ft (380 m) [2]
Mouth Beaver River
  location
West Pittsburg, Pennsylvania
  coordinates
40°56′22″N080°22′15″W / 40.93944°N 80.37083°W / 40.93944; -80.37083 [1]
  elevation
760 ft (230 m) [2]
Length5.34 mi (8.59 km) [3]
Basin size6.35 square miles (16.4 km2) [4]
Discharge 
  average7.41 cu ft/s (0.210 m3/s) at mouth with Beaver River [4]
Basin features
Progressionwest
River system Beaver River
Tributaries 
  leftunnamed tributaries
  rightunnamed tributaries

McKee Run is a tributary of the Beaver River in western Pennsylvania. The stream rises in south-central Lawrence County and flows west entering the Beaver River at West Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. The watershed is roughly 29% agricultural, 62% forested and the rest is other uses. [4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "GNIS Detail - McKee Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Beaver River Topo Map, Beaver County PA (Beaver Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  4. 1 2 3 "McKee Run Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 25 August 2019.