Chartiers Run is a tributary of Chartiers Creek in Washington County, Pennsylvania in the United States.[6] It was named after Peter Chartier,[7] a trapper of French and Native American parentage who established a trading post at the mouth of Chartiers Creek in 1743.

Chartiers Run Tributary to Chartiers Creek
Location of Chartiers Run mouth Show map of Pennsylvania Chartiers Run (Chartiers Creek tributary) (the United States) Show map of the United States
Location
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Washington
Borough	Houston
Physical characteristics
Source	Burgetts Fork divide
• location	about 1 mile southwest of Hickory, Pennsylvania
• coordinates	40°17′16″N 080°19′25″W[1]
• elevation	1,200 ft (370 m)[2]
Mouth	Chartiers Creek
• location	Houston, Pennsylvania
• coordinates	40°14′51″N 080°12′27″W[1]
• elevation	950 ft (290 m)[3]
Length	8.53 mi (13.73 km)[4]
Basin size	22.32 square miles (57.8 km2)[5]
Discharge
• location	Chartiers Creek
• average	24.80 cu ft/s (0.702 m3/s) at mouth with Chartiers Creek[5]
Basin features
Progression	Chartiers Creek → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico[4]
River system	Ohio River
Tributaries
• left	Westland Run Plum Run
• right	unnamed tributaries
Bridges	Main Street, Donaldson Road, Elm Road, Gulla Lane, Red Fox Road, Old Hickory Ridge Road, Kings Road, Paxton Road, W Pike Street

Chartiers Run joins Chartiers Creek at the borough of Houston.

See also

• List of rivers of Pennsylvania

References

External links

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