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Little Chartiers Creek

Coordinates: 40°16′43″N 080°08′14″W / 40.27861°N 80.13722°W / 40.27861; -80.13722
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Little Chartiers Creek
Tributary to Chartiers Creek
Map of Little Chartiers Creek mouth location
Map of Little Chartiers Creek mouth location
Location of Little Chartiers Creek mouth
Map of Little Chartiers Creek mouth location
Map of Little Chartiers Creek mouth location
Little Chartiers Creek (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyWashington
Physical characteristics
SourceRedd Run divide
 • locationSouth Strabane, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates40°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 features
ProgressionChartiers CreekOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico[4]
River systemOhio River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightOpossum Run
WaterbodiesCanonsburg Lake
BridgesStrabane 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

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Little Chartiers Creek rises in South Strabane, Pennsylvania, and then flows northerly to join Chartiers Creek at Van Emman.[3]

Watershed

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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

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References

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  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.