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Brinker Run
Map of Brinker Run mouth location
Map of Brinker Run mouth location
Map of Brinker Run mouth location
Map of Brinker Run mouth location
Location of Brinker Run mouth
Other name(s) Tributary to Sewickley Creek
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Westmoreland
Physical characteristics
Main source North Branch Sewickley Creek divide
about 0.25 miles northwest of Humphreys, Pennsylvania
1,170 ft (360 m)
40°15′44″N 079°28′54″W / 40.26222°N 79.48167°W / 40.26222; -79.48167
River mouth Sewickley Creek
United, Pennsylvania
965 ft (294 m)
40°13′06″N 079°30′38″W / 40.21833°N 79.51056°W / 40.21833; -79.51056
Length 3.41 mi (5.49 km)
Basin features
Progression southwest
River system Monongahela River
Basin size 3.49 square miles (9.0 km2)
Tributaries
  • Left:
    unnamed tributaries
  • Right:
    unnamed tributaries
Bridges Myers Road, Ludwig Road, Firestone Road, Pinto Lane, Mount Pleasant Road, Sportsman Road, Brinkerton Road

Brinker Run is a 3.41 mi (5.49 km) long 2nd order tributary to Sewickley Creek in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.

Course

Brinker Run rises about 0.25 miles northwest of Humphreys, Pennsylvania, and then flows southwest to join Sewickley Creek at United.

Watershed

Brinker Run drains 3.49 square miles (9.0 km2) of area, receives about 42.9 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 367.95, and is about 43% forested.

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