Charley Run (Allegheny River tributary)

{{short description|Waterway in Venango County, Pennsylvania}}

{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}

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| name = Charley Run

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| name_other = Tributary to Allegheny River

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| map_caption = Mouth of Charley Run at Allegheny River

| map_alt = Map of the mouth of Charley Run

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| pushpin_map_alt = Location of the mouth of Charley Run

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| subdivision_name1 = United States

| subdivision_type2 = State

| subdivision_name2 = Pennsylvania

| subdivision_type3 = County

| subdivision_name3 = Venango

| subdivision_type4 = City

| subdivision_name4 = Oil City

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| length = {{convert|1.78|mi|km|abbr=on}}{{cite web |title=ArcGIS Web Application |url=https://epa.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=ada349b90c26496ea52aab66a092593b |website=epa.maps.arcgis.com |publisher=US EPA |access-date=29 December 2020}}

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| discharge1_location= Allegheny River

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| discharge1_avg = {{convert|2.50|cuft/s|m3/s|abbr=on}} at mouth with Allegheny River{{cite web |title=Charley Run Watershed Report |url=https://watersgeo.epa.gov/watershedreport/?comid=10220858 |website=US EPA Geoviewer |publisher=US EPA |access-date=29 December 2020}}

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| source1 = Read Run divide

| source1_location = about 2 miles north of Oil City, Pennsylvania

| source1_coordinates= {{coord|41|27|12|N|079|44|26|W|display=inline}}{{cite web |title=GNIS Detail - Charley Run |url=https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=138:3:::NO::P3_FID,P3_TITLE:1198559,Charley%20Run |website=geonames.usgs.gov |publisher=US Geological Survey |access-date=29 December 2020}}

| source1_elevation = {{convert|1,440|ft|abbr=on}}{{cite web |title=Get Maps |url=https://ngmdb.usgs.gov/topoview/viewer/#15/41.4470/-79.7405 |website=USGS Topoview |publisher=US Geological Survey |access-date=29 December 2020 |language=en}}

| mouth = Allegheny River

| mouth_location = Oil City, Pennsylvania

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| mouth_elevation = {{convert|974|ft|abbr=on}}{{cite web |title=Get Maps |url=https://ngmdb.usgs.gov/topoview/viewer/#15/41.4295/-79.7346 |website=USGS Topoview |publisher=US Geological Survey |access-date=29 December 2020 |language=en}}

| progression = south-southeast

| river_system = Allegheny River

| basin_size = {{convert|1.35|sqmi}}

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| tributaries_left = unnamed tributaries

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| bridges = US 62

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Charley Run is a {{convert|1.78|mi|km|abbr=on}} long 1st order tributary to the Allegheny River in Venango County, Pennsylvania.

Course

Charley Run rises about 2 miles north of Oil City, Pennsylvania, and then flows south-southeast to join the Allegheny River at Oil City.

Watershed

Charley Run drains {{convert|1.35|sqmi}} of area, receives about 44.4 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 373.89 and is about 90% forested.

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