Catfish Creek (Chartiers Creek tributary)
| Catfish Creek Tributary to Chartiers Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Catfish Creek mouth  Catfish Creek (Chartiers Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Washington |
| City | Washington |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | unnamed tributary to Chartiers Creek divide |
| • location | about 0.5 miles west of Laboratory, Pennsylvania |
| • coordinates | 40°09′07″N 080°13′46″W / 40.15194°N 80.22944°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,290 ft (390 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Chartiers Creek |
• location | Washington, Pennsylvania |
• coordinates | 40°10′44″N 080°16′04″W / 40.17889°N 80.26778°W[1] |
• elevation | 1,007 ft (307 m)[3] |
| Length | 3.83 mi (6.16 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 4.69 square miles (12.1 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Chartiers Creek |
| • average | 5.31 cu ft/s (0.150 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 | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | US 19, Shrontz Lane, Dunn Avenue, US 19, Rosewood Avenue, Rural Avenue, Elm Street, Hanna Street, S Wade Avenue, S Main Street, Park Avenue, W Maiden Street, W Wheeling Street, US 40, Berthel Avenue, I-70 |
Catfish Creek is a 3.83 mi (6.16 km) long 2nd order tributary to Chartiers Creek in Washington County, Pennsylvania.
Course
[edit]Catfish Creek rises about 0.5 miles west of Laboratory, Pennsylvania, and then flows northwest through the City of Washington to join Chartiers Creek in Washington.[3]
Watershed
[edit]Catfish Run drains 4.69 square miles (12.1 km2) of area, receives about 39.0 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 357.21, and is about 20% forested.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Catfish Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ a b c "Catfish Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
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