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Robinson Run (Chartiers Creek tributary)

Coordinates: 40°25′52″N 080°05′59″W / 40.43111°N 80.09972°W / 40.43111; -80.09972
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Robinson Run
Tributary to Chartiers Creek
Map of Robinson Run mouth location
Map of Robinson Run mouth location
Location of Robinson Run mouth
Map of Robinson Run mouth location
Map of Robinson Run mouth location
Robinson Run (Chartiers Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyAllegheny
Washington
BoroughMidway
McDonald
Oakdale
Physical characteristics
SourceCherry Run divide
 • locationabout 0.5 miles east southeast of Candor, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates40°23′14″N 080°17′57″W / 40.38722°N 80.29917°W / 40.38722; -80.29917[1]
 • elevation1,200 ft (370 m)[2]
MouthChartiers Creek
 • location
Glendale, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates
40°25′52″N 080°05′59″W / 40.43111°N 80.09972°W / 40.43111; -80.09972[1]
 • elevation
780 ft (240 m)[3]
Length15.90 mi (25.59 km)[4]
Basin size39.90 square miles (103.3 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationChartiers Creek
 • average40.15 cu ft/s (1.137 m3/s) at mouth with Chartiers Creek[5]
Basin features
ProgressionChartiers CreekOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico[4]
River systemOhio River
Tributaries 
 • leftNorth Branch Robinson Run
Pinkerton Run
Scotts Run
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesMidway-Candor Road, Railroad Street, Montgomery Street, Sycamory Street, Jefferson Street, St. John Street, Noblestown Road (x2), S McDonald Street, Laurel Hill Road, Station Street, Main Street, Scotch Hill Road, Union Avenue, Gregg Station Road, Nike Site Road, Walkers Mill Road, Dorrington Road, Noblestown Road, I-79, Noblestown Road

Robinson Run is a 15.90 mi (25.59 km) long 2nd order tributary to Chartiers Creek in Allegheny and Washington Counties, Pennsylvania.

Variant names

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

  • Robinson's Run

Course

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Robinson Run rises about 0.5 miles southeast of Candor, Pennsylvania and then flows northeasterly to join Chartiers Creek at Glendale.[3]

Watershed

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Robinson Run drains 39.90 square miles (103.3 km2) of area, receives about 38.6 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 339.05, and is about 51% forested.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Robinson 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 "Robinson Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 13 May 2021.