Campbells Run (Chartiers Creek tributary)

Campbells Run
Tributary to Chartiers Creek
Map of Campbells Run mouth location
Map of Campbells Run mouth location
Location of Campbells Run mouth
Map of Campbells Run mouth location
Map of Campbells Run mouth location
Campbells Run (Chartiers Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyAllegheny
BoroughCarnegie
Physical characteristics
SourceMontour Run divide
 • locationabout 0.25 miles east of Montour Church
 • coordinates40°27′06″N 080°09′20″W / 40.45167°N 80.15556°W / 40.45167; -80.15556[1]
 • elevation1,140 ft (350 m)[2]
MouthChartiers Creek
 • location
Carnegie, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates
40°24′27″N 080°05′17″W / 40.40750°N 80.08806°W / 40.40750; -80.08806[1]
 • elevation
779 ft (237 m)[3]
Length5.07 mi (8.16 km)[4]
Basin size5.61 square miles (14.5 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationChartiers Creek
 • average5.50 cu ft/s (0.156 m3/s) at mouth with Chartiers Creek[5]
Basin features
ProgressionChartiers Creek → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico[4]
River systemOhio River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesOld Campbells Run Road, Marquis Plaza, Ridge Road, Boice Road, Campbells Run Road (x2), I-79, I-376, Campbells Run Road (x3), Wagner Street, Newell Street, Morrow Avenue, Railroad Avenue, Glass Street, Mansfield Boulevard

Campbells Run is a 5.07 mi (8.16 km) long 2nd order tributary to Chartiers Creek in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

Variant names

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

  • Campbell's Creek

Course

Campbells Run rises about 0.25 miles east of Montour Church and then flows southeast to join Chartiers Creek at Carnegie.[3]

Watershed

Campbells Run drains 5.01 square miles (13.0 km2) of area, receives about 37.8 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 337.81, and is about 36% forested.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Campbells 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 12 May 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Campbells Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 12 May 2021.


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