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McLaughlin Run (Chartiers Creek tributary)

Coordinates: 40°21′48″N 080°06′13″W / 40.36333°N 80.10361°W / 40.36333; -80.10361
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McLaughlin Run
Tributary to Chartiers Creek
Map of McLaughlin Run mouth location
Map of McLaughlin Run mouth location
Location of McLaughlin Run mouth
Map of McLaughlin Run mouth location
Map of McLaughlin Run mouth location
McLaughlin Run (Chartiers Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyAllegheny
BoroughBethel Park
Physical characteristics
SourceSaw Mill Run divide
 • locationBethel Park, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates40°19′16″N 080°04′27″W / 40.32111°N 80.07417°W / 40.32111; -80.07417[1]
 • elevation1,180 ft (360 m)[2]
MouthChartiers Creek
 • location
Bridgeville, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates
40°21′48″N 080°06′13″W / 40.36333°N 80.10361°W / 40.36333; -80.10361[1]
 • elevation
800 ft (240 m)[3]
Length6.39 mi (10.28 km)[4]
Basin size12.11 square miles (31.4 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationChartiers Creek
 • average8.17 cu ft/s (0.231 m3/s) at mouth with Chartiers Creek[5]
Basin features
ProgressionChartiers CreekOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico[4]
River systemOhio River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightGraessers Run
BridgesBroad Street, Burnside Drive, Church Road, Greenwald Road, Logan Road, Walther Lane, McMurray Road, US 19, Panther Pass, Morrow Road, McMillan Road, McLaughlin Run Road (x2), Baldwin Street, Bower Hill Road

McLaughlin Run is a 6.39 mi (10.28 km) long 2nd order tributary to Chartiers Creek in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

Variant names

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According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]

  • McLaughlin's Run

Course

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McLaughlin Run rises in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania and then flows northwesterly to join Chartiers Creek in Bridgeville.[3]

Watershed

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McLaughlin Run drains 12.11 square miles (31.4 km2) of area, receives about 39.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 351.90, and is about 9% forested.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - McLaughlin Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  4. ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "McLaughlin Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 13 May 2021.