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Millers Run (Chartiers Creek tributary)

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Stream in Pennsylvania, USA
Millers Run
Tributary to Chartiers Creek
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Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyAllegheny
Washington
Physical characteristics
SourceRaccoon Creek divide
 • locationPond about 2 miles southwest of Primrose, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates40°20′09″N 080°17′41″W / 40.33583°N 80.29472°W / 40.33583; -80.29472
 • elevation1,200 ft (370 m)
MouthChartiers Creek
 • locationabout 0.25 miles northeast of Sygan Hill, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates40°21′55″N 080°07′11″W / 40.36528°N 80.11972°W / 40.36528; -80.11972
 • elevation807 ft (246 m)
Length12.24 mi (19.70 km)
Basin size28.10 square miles (72.8 km)
Discharge 
 • locationChartiers Creek
 • average29.68 cu ft/s (0.840 m/s) at mouth with Chartiers Creek
Basin features
ProgressionChartiers CreekOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemOhio River
Tributaries 
 • leftFishing Run
Dolphin Run
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesFort Cherry Road, Zuk Lane, Southview Road (x2), Antil Street, Galati Road, Southview Road, PA 980, PA 50, Glass Hill Road, Cowden Road, Ridgewood Drive, Muse Bishop Road, Mawhinney Road, PA 50 (x3), Parks Road, PA 50, Millers Run Road, Cuddy Lane, Morgan Hill Road, Millers Run Road, Wabash Avenue, Millers Run Road

Millers Run is a 12.24 mi (19.70 km) long 3rd order tributary to Chartiers Creek in Allegheny and Washington Counties, Pennsylvania.

Variant names

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

  • Miller's Run

Course

Millers Run rises in a pond about 2 miles southwest of Primrose, Pennsylvania and then flows east-northeast to join Chartiers Creek at about 0.25 miles northeast of Sygan Hill, Pennsylvania.

Watershed

Millers Run drains 28.10 square miles (72.8 km) of area, receives about 39.0 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 332.89, and is about 52% forested.

See also

References

  1. ^ "GNIS Detail - Millers Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  2. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Millers Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 15 May 2021.


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