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Scrubgrass Run

Coordinates: 40°23′15″N 080°05′19″W / 40.38750°N 80.08861°W / 40.38750; -80.08861
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Scrubgrass Run
Tributary to Chartiers Creek
Map of Scrubgrass Run mouth location
Map of Scrubgrass Run mouth location
Location of Scrubgrass Run mouth
Map of Scrubgrass Run mouth location
Map of Scrubgrass Run mouth location
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

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

Watershed

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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

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References

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  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.