Little Chartiers Creek
Little Chartiers Creek is a 12.10 mi (19.47 km) long 3rd order tributary to Chartiers Creek in Washington County, Pennsylvania.
| Little Chartiers Creek Tributary to Chartiers Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Little Chartiers Creek mouth  Little Chartiers Creek (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Washington |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Redd Run divide |
| • location | South Strabane, Pennsylvania |
| • coordinates | 40°07′16″N 080°08′25″W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,210 ft (370 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Chartiers Creek |
• location | Van Emman, Pennsylvania |
• coordinates | 40°16′43″N 080°08′14″W[1] |
• elevation | 898 ft (274 m)[3] |
| Length | 12.10 mi (19.47 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 46.60 square miles (120.7 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Chartiers Creek |
| • average | 48.93 cu ft/s (1.386 m3/s) at mouth with Chartiers Creek[5] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Chartiers Creek → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico[4] |
| River system | Ohio River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | Opossum Run |
| Waterbodies | Canonsburg Lake |
| Bridges | Strabane Drive, Anderson Drive, US 40, Hartley Hill Road, Dynamite Road, US 40, I-70, Valley Road Ext., PA 136, Christy Road, PA 519, Linden Road, Linden Creek Road, Galley Road, McDowell Lane, W McMurray Road |
Course
Little Chartiers Creek rises in South Strabane, Pennsylvania, and then flows northerly to join Chartiers Creek at Van Emman.[3]
Watershed
Little Chartiers Creek drains 46.60 square miles (120.7 km2) of area, receives about 39.0 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 336.87, and is about 51% forested.[5]
See also
References
- "GNIS Detail - Little Chartiers Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- "Little Chartiers Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
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