Chartiers Run (Allegheny River tributary) explained

Chartiers Run
Source1 Coordinates:	40.5756°N -79.6747°W
Mouth Coordinates:	40.6045°N -79.7248°W
Subdivision Type1:	Country
Subdivision Name1:	United States
Mouth Elevation:	768feet
River System:	Allegheny River

Chartiers Run is a tributary of the Allegheny River located in Westmoreland County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.^[1] It was named after Peter Chartier,^[2] a trapper of French and Native American parentage who established a trading post at the mouth of Chartiers Creek in 1743.

Course

Chartiers Run joins the Allegheny River at the city of Lower Burrell.

See also

• List of rivers of Pennsylvania
• List of tributaries of the Allegheny River

External links

• U.S. Geological Survey: PA stream gaging stations

Notes and References

1. Web site: Chartiers Run. 1979-08-02. Geographic Names Information System. 2009-11-25.
2. https://books.google.com/books?id=SCYMAAAAYAAJ&vq Charles Augustus Hanna, The Wilderness Trail: Or, The Ventures and Adventures of the Pennsylvania Traders on the Allegheny Path, Volume 1 The Wilderness Trail: Or, The Ventures and Adventures of the Pennsylvania Traders on the Allegheny Path, Putnam's sons, 1911