Painters Run (Chartiers Creek tributary)
Painters Run is a 3.65 mi (5.87 km) long 2nd order tributary to Chartiers Creek in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
| Painters Run Tributary to Chartiers Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Painters Run mouth  Painters Run (Chartiers Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Allegheny |
| Township | Mt. Lebanon Scott |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Saw Mill Run divide |
| • location | Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania |
| • coordinates | 40°41′29″N 080°02′22″W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,100 ft (340 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Chartiers Creek |
• location | Kirwan Heights, Pennsylvania |
• coordinates | 40°21′50″N 080°05′42″W[1] |
• elevation | 800 ft (240 m)[3] |
| Length | 3.65 mi (5.87 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 4.43 square miles (11.5 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Chartiers Creek |
| • average | 4.77 cu ft/s (0.135 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 | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Terrace Drive, US 19, Painters Run Road (x2), Painters Drive, Painters Run Road (x3), Bower Hill Road (x3) |
Course
Painters Run rises in Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania, and then flows west to join Chartiers Creek at Kirwan Heights.[3]
Watershed
Painters Run drains 4.43 square miles (11.5 km2) of area, receives about 38.9 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 339.89, and is about 7% forested.[5]
See also
References
- "GNIS Detail - Painters Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- "Painters Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
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