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Painters Run (Chartiers Creek tributary)

Coordinates: 40°21′50″N 080°05′42″W / 40.36389°N 80.09500°W / 40.36389; -80.09500
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Painters Run
Tributary to Chartiers Creek
Map of Painters Run mouth location
Map of Painters Run mouth location
Location of Painters Run mouth
Map of Painters Run mouth location
Map of Painters Run mouth location
Painters Run (Chartiers Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyAllegheny
TownshipMt. Lebanon
Scott
Physical characteristics
SourceSaw Mill Run divide
 • locationMt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates40°41′29″N 080°02′22″W / 40.69139°N 80.03944°W / 40.69139; -80.03944[1]
 • elevation1,100 ft (340 m)[2]
MouthChartiers Creek
 • location
Kirwan Heights, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates
40°21′50″N 080°05′42″W / 40.36389°N 80.09500°W / 40.36389; -80.09500[1]
 • elevation
800 ft (240 m)[3]
Length3.65 mi (5.87 km)[4]
Basin size4.43 square miles (11.5 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationChartiers Creek
 • average4.77 cu ft/s (0.135 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
BridgesTerrace Drive, US 19, Painters Run Road (x2), Painters Drive, Painters Run Road (x3), Bower Hill Road (x3)

Painters Run is a 3.65 mi (5.87 km) long 2nd order tributary to Chartiers Creek in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

Course

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Painters Run rises in Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania, and then flows west to join Chartiers Creek at Kirwan Heights.[3]

Watershed

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Painters Run drains 4.43 square miles (11.5 km2) of area, receives about 38.9 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 339.89, and is about 7% forested.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Painters Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  4. ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Painters Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 12 May 2021.