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Plum Run (Chartiers Run tributary)

Coordinates: 40°14′56″N 080°12′39″W / 40.24889°N 80.21083°W / 40.24889; -80.21083
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Plum Run
Tributary to Chartiers Run
Map of Plum Run mouth location
Map of Plum Run mouth location
Location of Plum Run mouth
Map of Plum Run mouth location
Map of Plum Run mouth location
Plum Run (Chartiers Run tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyWashington
BoroughHouston
Physical characteristics
SourceMillers Run divide
 • locationabout 2 miles southwest of Venice, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates40°18′04″N 080°14′25″W / 40.30111°N 80.24028°W / 40.30111; -80.24028[1]
 • elevation1,160 ft (350 m)[2]
MouthChartiers Run
 • location
Houston, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates
40°14′56″N 080°12′39″W / 40.24889°N 80.21083°W / 40.24889; -80.21083[1]
 • elevation
948 ft (289 m)[3]
Length4.19 mi (6.74 km)[4]
Basin size4.07 square miles (10.5 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationChartiers Run
 • average4.62 cu ft/s (0.131 m3/s) at mouth with Chartiers Run[5]
Basin features
Progressiongenerally southeast[4]
River systemOhio River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesPlum Run Road

Plum Run is a 12.10 mi (19.47 km) long 2nd order tributary to Chartiers Run in Washington County, Pennsylvania.

Course

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Plum Run rises about 2 miles southwest of Venice, Pennsylvania, and then flows southeast to join Chartiers Run at Houston.[3]

Watershed

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Plum Run drains 4.07 square miles (10.5 km2) of area, receives about 39.2 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 324.74, and is about 45% forested.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Plum Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  4. ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Plum Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 17 May 2021.