Whiskey Run (Chartiers Creek tributary)
Whiskey Run is a 2.04 mi (3.28 km) long 1st order tributary to Chartiers Creek in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
| Whiskey Run Tributary to Chartiers Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Whiskey Run mouth  Whiskey Run (Chartiers Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Allegheny |
| Borough | Carnegie Green Tree |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Saw Mill Run divide |
| • location | Green Tree, Pennsylvania |
| • coordinates | 40°24′52″N 080°02′52″W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,000 ft (300 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Chartiers Creek |
• location | Carnegie, Pennsylvania |
• coordinates | 40°24′59″N 080°04′42″W[1] |
• elevation | 778 ft (237 m)[3] |
| Length | 2.04 mi (3.28 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 1.55 square miles (4.0 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Chartiers Creek |
| • average | 1.58 cu ft/s (0.045 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 | Norsis Drive, Dale Drive, Glencoe Avenue (x2), I-376. Trumbull Drive, Bell Road, Short Street, Noblestown Road, Idlewood Avenue, Bell Avenue |
Course
Whiskey Run rises in Green Tree, Pennsylvania, and then flows west to join Chartiers Creek at Carnegie.[3]
Watershed
Whiskey Run drains 1.55 square miles (4.0 km2) of area, receives about 38.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 329.30, and is about 19% forested.[5]
See also
References
- "GNIS Detail - Whiskey 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 12 May 2021.
- "Whiskey Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
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