Millers Run (Chartiers Creek tributary) explained

Millers Run
Name Other:Tributary to Chartiers Creek
Map Size:300
Pushpin Map:USA Pennsylvania#USA
Pushpin Map Size:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Millers Run mouth
Pushpin Map Alt:Map of Millers Run mouth location
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Allegheny
Washington
Length:12.24miles[1]
Discharge1 Location:Chartiers Creek
Discharge1 Avg:29.68cuft/s at mouth with Chartiers Creek[2]
Source1:Raccoon Creek divide
Source1 Location:Pond about 2 miles southwest of Primrose, Pennsylvania
Source1 Coordinates:40.3358°N -80.2947°W[3]
Source1 Elevation:1200feet[4]
Mouth:Chartiers Creek
Mouth Location:about 0.25 miles northeast of Sygan Hill, Pennsylvania
Mouth Coordinates:40.3653°N -80.1197°W
Mouth Elevation:807feet[5]
Progression:Chartiers CreekOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River System:Ohio River
Tributaries Left:Fishing Run
Dolphin Run
Tributaries Right:unnamed tributaries
Bridges:Fort 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 12.24miles 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:[3]

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.[5]

Watershed

Millers Run drains of area, receives about 39.0 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 332.89, and is about 52% forested.[2]

See also

Notes and References

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