Brinker Run (Sewickley Creek tributary)

{{Short description|Stream in Pennsylvania, USA}}

{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}

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| name = Brinker Run

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| name_other = Tributary to Sewickley Creek

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| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Brinker Run mouth

| pushpin_map_alt = Map of Brinker Run mouth location

| subdivision_type1 = Country

| subdivision_name1 = United States

| subdivision_type2 = State

| subdivision_name2 = Pennsylvania

| subdivision_type3 = County

| subdivision_name3 = Westmoreland

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| length = {{convert|3.41|mi|km|abbr=on}}{{cite web |title=ArcGIS Web Application |url=https://epa.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=ada349b90c26496ea52aab66a092593b |website=epa.maps.arcgis.com |publisher=US EPA |accessdate=16 November 2020}}

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| discharge1_location = Sewickley Creek

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| discharge1_avg = {{convert|5.10|cuft/s|m3/s|abbr=on}} at mouth with Sewickley Creek{{cite web |title=Brinker Run Watershed Report |url=https://watersgeo.epa.gov/watershedreport/?comid=3805067 |website=US EPA Geoviewer |publisher=US EPA |accessdate=17 November 2020}}

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| source1 = North Branch Sewickley Creek divide

| source1_location = about 0.25 miles northwest of Humphreys, Pennsylvania{{cite web |title=Get Maps |url=https://ngmdb.usgs.gov/topoview/viewer/#15/40.2618/-79.4636 |website=USGS Topoview |publisher=US Geological Survey |accessdate=17 November 2020 |language=en}}

| source1_coordinates = {{coord|40|15|44|N|079|28|54|W|display=inline}}{{cite web |title=GNIS Detail – Brinker Run |url=https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=138:3:::NO::P3_FID,P3_TITLE:1170264,Brinker%20Run |website=geonames.usgs.gov |publisher=US Geological Survey |accessdate=17 November 2020}}

| source1_elevation = {{convert|1,170|ft|abbr=on}}

| mouth = Sewickley Creek

| mouth_location = United, Pennsylvania{{cite web |title=Get Maps |url=https://ngmdb.usgs.gov/topoview/viewer/#15/40.2231/-79.5094 |website=USGS Topoview |publisher=US Geological Survey |accessdate=17 November 2020 |language=en}}

| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|40|13|06|N|079|30|38|W|display=inline,title}}

| mouth_elevation = {{convert|965|ft|abbr=on}}

| progression = Sewickley CreekYoughiogheny RiverMonongahela RiverOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico

| river_system = Monongahela River

| basin_size = {{convert|3.49|sqmi}}

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| tributaries_left = unnamed tributaries

| tributaries_right = unnamed tributaries

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| bridges = Myers Road, Ludwig Road, Firestone Road, Pinto Lane, Mount Pleasant Road, Sportsman Road, Brinkerton Road

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Brinker Run is a {{convert|3.41|mi|km|abbr=on}} 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 {{convert|3.49|sqmi}} 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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