Chartiers Creek
Chartiers Run
McPherson Creek
Coal Run
Millers Run
Thoms Run
Robinson Run
Campbells Run
Little Chartiers Creek
Brush Run
McLaughlin Run
Painters Run
Scrubgrass Run
Whiskey Run
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.
Course
Chartiers Creek winds from its headwaters in Washington County through Allegheny County, where it meets the Ohio River at McKees Rocks and Pittsburgh's West End, three miles west of the Point at Pittsburgh.
Tributaries
(Mouth at the Ohio River)
- Little Chartiers Creek joins Chartiers Creek at Peters Township.[7]
- Chartiers Run joins Chartiers Creek at the borough of Houston.[8]
Environmental issues
Acid mine drainage, agricultural and industrial runoff, and sewer overflow made Chartiers Creek one of the most polluted watersheds in Pennsylvania. Although improvements have been made, the watershed remains significantly impaired.[9][10]
The main source of acid mine drainage (Iron) in the Chartiers Creek watershed is the Gladden Discharge along Millers Run Creek, a tributary that meets Chartiers Creek in Bridgeville. In 2020, the South Fayette Conservation Group started a project that will treat the polluted water before it enters Millers Run. This will result in Miller’s Run running clear from Cecil to Bridgeville for the first time in generations, while eliminating the single biggest source of pollution along Chartiers Creek [1]
Plans have been considered[11][12] to establish the course of Chartiers Creek as a greenway including a multi-use path that would stretch from Canonsburg Lake to the Ohio River. Such a path could eventually provide connections with the Montour Trail near Lawrence, the Panhandle Trail near Carnegie, and the Three Rivers Heritage Trail in McKees Rocks.
See also
References
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- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Chartiers Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Chartiers Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- ^ "Chartiers City". Archived from the original on 2009-04-25. Retrieved 2009-08-03.
- ^ "Little Chartiers Creek". Geographic Names Information System. 1979-08-02. Retrieved 2010-05-05.
- ^ "Chartiers Run". Geographic Names Information System. 1979-08-02. Retrieved 2009-11-25.
- ^ "Watershed Restoration Action Strategy". Archived from the original on 2004-09-25. Retrieved 2008-09-15.
- ^ "Ecology of Chartiers Creek Stream". Washington & Jefferson College Biology Department. Archived from the original on 2011-07-26.
- ^ "Chartiers Creek". Archived from the original on 2008-09-25. Retrieved 2008-09-12.
- ^ "Chartiers Creek -- the Montour Trail-Letter". Archived from the original on 2008-08-29. Retrieved 2008-09-12.
External links
- U.S. Geological Survey: PA stream gaging stations
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