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McLaughlin Run (Chartiers Creek tributary)

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Stream in Pennsylvania, USA
McLaughlin Run
Tributary to Chartiers Creek
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Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyAllegheny
BoroughBethel Park
Physical characteristics
SourceSaw Mill Run divide
 • locationBethel Park, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates40°19′16″N 080°04′27″W / 40.32111°N 80.07417°W / 40.32111; -80.07417
 • elevation1,180 ft (360 m)
MouthChartiers Creek
 • locationBridgeville, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates40°21′48″N 080°06′13″W / 40.36333°N 80.10361°W / 40.36333; -80.10361
 • elevation800 ft (240 m)
Length6.39 mi (10.28 km)
Basin size12.11 square miles (31.4 km)
Discharge 
 • locationChartiers Creek
 • average8.17 cu ft/s (0.231 m/s) at mouth with Chartiers Creek
Basin features
ProgressionChartiers CreekOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemOhio River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightGraessers Run
BridgesBroad Street, Burnside Drive, Church Road, Greenwald Road, Logan Road, Walther Lane, McMurray Road, US 19, Panther Pass, Morrow Road, McMillan Road, McLaughlin Run Road (x2), Baldwin Street, Bower Hill Road

McLaughlin Run is a 6.39 mi (10.28 km) long 2nd order tributary to Chartiers Creek in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:

  • McLaughlin's Run

Course

McLaughlin Run rises in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania and then flows northwesterly to join Chartiers Creek in Bridgeville.

Watershed

McLaughlin Run drains 12.11 square miles (31.4 km) of area, receives about 39.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 351.90, and is about 9% forested.

See also

References

  1. ^ "GNIS Detail - McLaughlin Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  2. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  5. ^ "McLaughlin Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 13 May 2021.


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