Little Chartiers Creek

Stream in Pennsylvania, USA
40°07′16″N 080°08′25″W / 40.12111°N 80.14028°W / 40.12111; -80.14028[1] • elevation1,210 ft (370 m)[2] MouthChartiers Creek
 • location
Van Emman, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates
40°16′43″N 080°08′14″W / 40.27861°N 80.13722°W / 40.27861; -80.13722[1]
 • elevation
898 ft (274 m)[3]Length12.10 mi (19.47 km)[4]Basin size46.60 square miles (120.7 km2)[5]Discharge  • locationChartiers Creek • average48.93 cu ft/s (1.386 m3/s) at mouth with Chartiers Creek[5] Basin featuresProgressionChartiers Creek → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico[4]River systemOhio RiverTributaries  • leftunnamed tributaries • rightOpossum RunWaterbodiesCanonsburg LakeBridgesStrabane 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

Little Chartiers Creek is a 12.10 mi (19.47 km) long 3rd order tributary to Chartiers Creek in Washington County, Pennsylvania.

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

  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Little Chartiers Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  4. ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Little Chartiers Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 17 May 2021.


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