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Stream in Pennsylvania, USA
Plum Run
Tributary to Chartiers Run
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Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyWashington
BoroughHouston
Physical characteristics
SourceMillers Run divide
 • locationabout 2 miles southwest of Venice, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates40°18′04″N 080°14′25″W / 40.30111°N 80.24028°W / 40.30111; -80.24028
 • elevation1,160 ft (350 m)
MouthChartiers Run
 • locationHouston, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates40°14′56″N 080°12′39″W / 40.24889°N 80.21083°W / 40.24889; -80.21083
 • elevation948 ft (289 m)
Length4.19 mi (6.74 km)
Basin size4.07 square miles (10.5 km)
Discharge 
 • locationChartiers Run
 • average4.62 cu ft/s (0.131 m/s) at mouth with Chartiers Run
Basin features
Progressiongenerally southeast
River systemOhio River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesPlum Run Road

Plum Run is a 12.10 mi (19.47 km) long 2nd order tributary to Chartiers Run in Washington County, Pennsylvania.

Course

Plum Run rises about 2 miles southwest of Venice, Pennsylvania, and then flows southeast to join Chartiers Run at Houston.

Watershed

Plum Run drains 4.07 square miles (10.5 km) of area, receives about 39.2 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 324.74, and is about 45% forested.

See also

References

  1. ^ "GNIS Detail - Plum Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  2. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Plum Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 17 May 2021.


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