McLaughlin Run is a 6.39 mi (10.28 km) long 2nd order tributary to Chartiers Creek in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
| McLaughlin Run Tributary to Chartiers Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of McLaughlin Run mouth  McLaughlin Run (Chartiers Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Allegheny |
| Borough | Bethel Park |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Saw Mill Run divide |
| • location | Bethel Park, Pennsylvania |
| • coordinates | 40°19′16″N 080°04′27″W / 40.32111°N 80.07417°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,180 ft (360 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Chartiers Creek |
• location | Bridgeville, Pennsylvania |
• coordinates | 40°21′48″N 080°06′13″W / 40.36333°N 80.10361°W[1] |
• elevation | 800 ft (240 m)[3] |
| Length | 6.39 mi (10.28 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 12.11 square miles (31.4 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Chartiers Creek |
| • average | 8.17 cu ft/s (0.231 m3/s) at mouth with Chartiers Creek[5] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Chartiers Creek → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico[4] |
| River system | Ohio River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | Graessers Run |
| Bridges | Broad 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 |
Variant names
editAccording to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
- McLaughlin's Run
Course
editMcLaughlin Run rises in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania and then flows northwesterly to join Chartiers Creek in Bridgeville.[3]
Watershed
editMcLaughlin 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
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - McLaughlin Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ^ a b c "McLaughlin Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
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