Thoms Run
Tributary to Chartiers Creek
Map of Thoms Run mouth location
Map of Thoms Run mouth location
Location of Thoms Run mouth
Map of Thoms Run mouth location
Map of Thoms Run mouth location
Thoms Run (Chartiers Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyAllegheny
Physical characteristics
SourceRobinson Run divide
  locationabout 0.25 miles north of Beechmont, Pennsylvania
  coordinates40°23′52″N 080°09′50″W / 40.39778°N 80.16389°W / 40.39778; -80.16389[1]
  elevation1,110 ft (340 m)[2]
MouthChartiers Creek
  location
Presto, Pennsylvania
  coordinates
40°22′19″N 080°07′12″W / 40.37194°N 80.12000°W / 40.37194; -80.12000[1]
  elevation
801 ft (244 m)[3]
Length3.05 mi (4.91 km)[4]
Basin size12.11 square miles (31.4 km2)[5]
Discharge 
  locationChartiers Creek
  average3.64 cu ft/s (0.103 m3/s) at mouth with Chartiers Creek[5]
Basin features
ProgressionChartiers CreekOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico[4]
River systemOhio River
Tributaries 
  leftunnamed tributaries
  rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesNike Site Road, Thomas Run and Oakdale Road, Summerfield Estates Drive, Walnut Lane, Thomas Run and Oakdale Road, Monteverdi Drive, Thoms Run Road, Pinch Road, Bridge Street, Presto-Sygan Road

Thoms Run is a 3.05 mi (4.91 km) long 2nd order tributary to Chartiers Creek in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

Course

Thoms Run rises about 0.25 miles north of Beechmont, Pennsylvania and then flows southeasterly to join Chartiers Creek at Presto.[3]

Watershed

Thoms Run drains 3.45 square miles (8.9 km2) of area, receives about 38.4 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 308.49, and is about 43% forested.[5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "GNIS Detail - Thoms Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  2. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  4. 1 2 "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  5. 1 2 3 "Thoms Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 14 May 2021.


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