| 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 / 40.12111°N 80.14028°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 / 40.27861°N 80.13722°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 |
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 2 "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.
- 1 2 "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- 1 2 "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- 1 2 3 "Little Chartiers Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
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