Chartiers Creek

Chartiers Creek
Tributary to Ohio River
1751 map of Chartiers Creek
1751 map depicting Chartiers Creek (labeled as "Shartees Cr.", at top edge of map)
Map of Chartiers Creek mouth location
Map of Chartiers Creek mouth location
Location of Chartiers Creek mouth
Map of Chartiers Creek mouth location
Map of Chartiers Creek mouth location
Chartiers Creek (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyAllegheny
Washington
CityWashington
BoroughCanonsburg
Carnegie
McKees Rocks
Thornburg
Heidelberg
Bridgeville
Houston
Physical characteristics
SourceFork of Bane Creek divide
 • locationabout 0.25 miles north of Van Buren, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates40°05′05″N 080°17′16″W / 40.08472°N 80.28778°W / 40.08472; -80.28778[1]
 • elevation1,220 ft (370 m)[2]
MouthOhio River
 • location
McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates
40°27′54″N 080°03′10″W / 40.46500°N 80.05278°W / 40.46500; -80.05278[1]
 • elevation
710 ft (220 m)[3]
Length47.60 mi (76.60 km)[4]
Basin size277.42 square miles (718.5 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationOhio River
 • average321.31 cu ft/s (9.098 m3/s) at mouth with Ohio River[5]
Basin features
Progressiongenerally northeast[4]
River systemOhio River
Tributaries 
 • leftGeorges Run
Chartiers Run
McPherson Creek
Coal Run
Millers Run
Thoms Run
Robinson Run
Campbells Run
 • rightCatfish Creek
Little Chartiers Creek
Brush Run
McLaughlin Run
Painters Run
Scrubgrass Run
Whiskey Run
WaterbodiesReservoir #2
BridgesPA 18 (x4), Farmer Lane, Old Scales Road, Vaneal Drive, Mounts Road, Jolly School Road, Old Plank Road, PA 18, Walker Lane, PA 18, Ridgewood Drive, US 40, I-70, Caldwell Avenue, Jessop Place, W Wylie Avenue, Woodland Avenue, PA 844, Wallace Lane, PA 18, Oak Grove Road, N Main Street Ext., Country Club Road, Pike Street, Racetrack Road, Vandale Drive, S. Johnson Road, S Main Street, Strabane Avenue, S. Jefferson Avenue, S Central Avenue, Morganza Road, Curry Avenue, Curry Hill Road, Southpoint Boulevard, I-79, Morganza Road, Atlas Lane, Maple Lane, Georgetown Road, Boyce Road, Mayview Road, PA 50, I-79, Prestley Road, Steen Road, I-79, PA 50, Greentree Road, Washington Avenue, Hammond Street, Carothers Avenue, W Main Street, Mansfield Boulevard, Chestnut Street, I-376, Rutgers Road, Stubenville Pike, Wind Gap Bridge, PA 51, W Carson Street

Chartiers Creek is a tributary of the Ohio River in Western Pennsylvania in the United States. The creek was named after Peter Chartier,[6] a trapper of French and Native American parentage who established a trading post at the mouth of the creek in 1743.

  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Chartiers Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  3. ^ "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 "Chartiers Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Chartiers City". Archived from the original on 2009-04-25. Retrieved 2009-08-03.