Little Chartiers Creek is a 12.10 mi (19.47 km) long 3rd order tributary to Chartiers Creek in Washington County, Pennsylvania.

Little Chartiers Creek Tributary to Chartiers Creek
Location of Little Chartiers Creek mouth Show map of Pennsylvania Little Chartiers Creek (the United States) Show map of the United States
Location
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Washington
Physical characteristics
Source	Redd Run divide
• location	South Strabane, Pennsylvania
• coordinates	40°07′16″N 080°08′25″W[1]
• elevation	1,210 ft (370 m)[2]
Mouth	Chartiers Creek
• location	Van Emman, Pennsylvania
• coordinates	40°16′43″N 080°08′14″W[1]
• elevation	898 ft (274 m)[3]
Length	12.10 mi (19.47 km)[4]
Basin size	46.60 square miles (120.7 km2)[5]
Discharge
• location	Chartiers Creek
• average	48.93 cu ft/s (1.386 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	unnamed tributaries
• right	Opossum Run
Waterbodies	Canonsburg Lake
Bridges	Strabane Drive, Anderson Drive, US 40, Hartley Hill Road, Dynamite Road, US 40, I-70, Valley Road Ext., PA 136, Christy Road, PA 519, Linden Road, Linden Creek Road, Galley Road, McDowell Lane, W McMurray Road

Course

Little Chartiers Creek rises in South Strabane, Pennsylvania, and then flows northerly to join Chartiers Creek at Van Emman.[3]

Watershed

Little Chartiers Creek drains 46.60 square miles (120.7 km²) of area, receives about 39.0 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 336.87, and is about 51% forested.[5]

See also

• List of rivers of Pennsylvania

References

This Washington County, Pennsylvania state location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

• v
• t
• e