Whiskey Run (Chartiers Creek tributary) explained

Whiskey Run
Name Other:Tributary to Chartiers Creek
Map Size:300
Pushpin Map:USA Pennsylvania#USA
Pushpin Map Size:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Whiskey Run mouth
Pushpin Map Alt:Map of Whiskey Run mouth location
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Allegheny
Subdivision Type4:Borough
Subdivision Name4:Carnegie
Green Tree
Length:2.04miles[1]
Discharge1 Location:Chartiers Creek
Discharge1 Avg:1.58cuft/s at mouth with Chartiers Creek[2]
Source1:Saw Mill Run divide
Source1 Location:Green Tree, Pennsylvania
Source1 Coordinates:40.4144°N -80.0478°W[3]
Source1 Elevation:1000feet[4]
Mouth:Chartiers Creek
Mouth Location:Carnegie, Pennsylvania
Mouth Coordinates:40.4164°N -80.0783°W
Mouth Elevation:778feet[5]
Progression:Chartiers CreekOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River System:Ohio River
Tributaries Left:unnamed tributaries
Tributaries Right:unnamed tributaries
Bridges:Norsis Drive, Dale Drive, Glencoe Avenue (x2), I-376. Trumbull Drive, Bell Road, Short Street, Noblestown Road, Idlewood Avenue, Bell Avenue

Whiskey Run is a 2.04miles long 1st order tributary to Chartiers Creek in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

Course

Whiskey Run rises in Green Tree, Pennsylvania, and then flows west to join Chartiers Creek at Carnegie.[5]

Watershed

Whiskey Run drains of area, receives about 38.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 329.30, and is about 19% forested.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS Web Application . epa.maps.arcgis.com . US EPA . 12 May 2021.
  2. Web site: Whiskey Run Watershed Report . US EPA Geoviewer . US EPA . 12 May 2021.
  3. Web site: GNIS Detail - Whiskey Run . geonames.usgs.gov . US Geological Survey . 12 May 2021.
  4. Web site: Get Maps . USGS Topoview . US Geological Survey . 12 May 2021 . en.
  5. Web site: Get Maps . USGS Topoview . US Geological Survey . 12 May 2021 . en.