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Blue Eye Run
Blue Eye Run is located in Pennsylvania
Blue Eye Run
Blue Eye Run is located in the United States
Blue Eye Run
Location of Blue Eye Run mouth
Other name(s) Tributary to Brokenstraw Creek
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Warren
Physical characteristics
Main source divide between Blue Eye Run and Coffee Creek
about 4 miles west of Wrightsville, Pennsylvania
1,600 ft (490 m)
41°54′20″N 079°30′04″W / 41.90556°N 79.50111°W / 41.90556; -79.50111
River mouth Brokenstraw Creek
about 0.5 miles east of Garland, Pennsylvania
1,267 ft (386 m)
41°48′52″N 079°30′04″W / 41.81444°N 79.50111°W / 41.81444; -79.50111
Length 8.10 mi (13.04 km)
Basin features
Progression southeast
River system Allegheny River
Basin size 10.29 square miles (26.7 km2)
Tributaries
  • Left:
    unnamed tributaries
  • Right:
    unnamed tributaries
Bridges Eldred Hill Road, Moore Lane, PA 27

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

Course

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

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

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