Scrubgrass Run

Scrubgrass Run
Tributary to Chartiers Creek
Location of Scrubgrass Run mouth
Scrubgrass Run (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyAllegheny
Physical characteristics
SourceSaw Mill Run divide
 • locationMt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates40°23′14″N 080°03′34″W / 40.38722°N 80.05944°W / 40.38722; -80.05944[1]
 • elevation1,058 ft (322 m)[2]
MouthChartiers Creek
 • location
Heidelberg, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates
40°23′15″N 080°05′19″W / 40.38750°N 80.08861°W / 40.38750; -80.08861[1]
 • elevation
780 ft (240 m)[3]
Length2.24 mi (3.60 km)[4]
Basin size1.55 square miles (4.0 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationChartiers Creek
 • average1.65 cu ft/s (0.047 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
BridgesElm Spring Road, Scrubgrass Road, Segar Road, Raven Drive, Scrubgrass Road, Old Scrubgrass Road, Greentree Road

Scrubgrass Run is a 2.24 mi (3.60 km) long 1st order tributary to Chartiers Creek in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

Course

Scrubgrass Run rises in Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania and then flows west-southwest to join Chartiers Creek across from Heidelberg.[3]

Watershed

Scrubgrass Run drains 1.55 square miles (4.0 km2) of area, receives about 38.5 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 331.29, and is about 15% forested.[5]

See also

References

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