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Coal Run (Chartiers Creek tributary)

Coordinates: 40°20′58″N 080°06′38″W / 40.34944°N 80.11056°W / 40.34944; -80.11056
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Coal Run
Tributary to Chartiers Creek
Coal Run at Hickory Heights, PA
Coal Run running through Hickory Heights, PA
Map of Coal Run mouth location
Map of Coal Run mouth location
Location of Coal Run mouth
Map of Coal Run mouth location
Map of Coal Run mouth location
Coal Run (Chartiers Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyAllegheny
Washington
Physical characteristics
SourceMillers Run divide
 • locationabout 0.25 miles southeast of Cecil, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates40°19′33″N 080°10′18″W / 40.32583°N 80.17167°W / 40.32583; -80.17167[1]
 • elevation1,145 ft (349 m)[2]
MouthChartiers Creek
 • location
Bridgeville, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates
40°20′58″N 080°06′38″W / 40.34944°N 80.11056°W / 40.34944; -80.11056[1]
 • elevation
812 ft (247 m)[3]
Length4.37 mi (7.03 km)[4]
Basin size3.69 square miles (9.6 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationChartiers Creek
 • average4.01 cu ft/s (0.114 m3/s) at mouth with Chartiers Creek[5]
Basin features
ProgressionChartiers CreekOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico[4]
River systemOhio River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesKarmann Road, Coal Pit Run Road, Alpine Road, I-79, Washington Pike

Coal Run is a 4.37 mi (7.03 km) long 2nd order tributary to Chartiers Creek in Allegheny and Washington Counties, Pennsylvania.

Course

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Coal Run rises about 0.25 miles southeast of Cecil, Pennsylvania and then flows northeast to join Chartiers Creek across from Bridgeville.[3]

Watershed

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Coal Run drains 3.69 square miles (9.6 km2) of area, receives about 38.8 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 326.44, and is about 43% forested.[5]

See also

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References

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