McLaughlin Run (Chartiers Creek tributary)

{{Short description|Stream in Pennsylvania, USA}}

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

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| name = McLaughlin Run

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| name_other = Tributary to Chartiers Creek

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| pushpin_map_caption = Location of McLaughlin Run mouth

| pushpin_map_alt = Map of McLaughlin Run mouth location

| subdivision_type1 = Country

| subdivision_name1 = United States

| subdivision_type2 = State

| subdivision_name2 = Pennsylvania

| subdivision_type3 = County

| subdivision_name3 = Allegheny

| subdivision_type4 = Borough

| subdivision_name4 = Bethel Park

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| length = {{convert|6.39|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=13 May 2021}}

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| discharge1_location = Chartiers Creek

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| discharge1_avg = {{convert|8.17|cuft/s|m3/s|abbr=on}} at mouth with Chartiers Creek{{cite web |title=McLaughlin Run Watershed Report |url=https://watersgeo.epa.gov/watershedreport/?comid=3823065 |website=US EPA Geoviewer |publisher=US EPA |access-date=13 May 2021}}

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| source1 = Saw Mill Run divide

| source1_location = Bethel Park, Pennsylvania

| source1_coordinates = {{coord|40|19|16|N|080|04|27|W|display=inline}}{{cite web |title=GNIS Detail - McLaughlin Run |url=https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=138:3:::NO::P3_FID,P3_TITLE:1180774,McLaughlin%20Run |website=geonames.usgs.gov |publisher=US Geological Survey |access-date=13 May 2021}}

| source1_elevation = {{convert|1,180|ft|abbr=on}}{{cite web |title=Get Maps |url=https://ngmdb.usgs.gov/topoview/viewer/#15/40.3443/-80.0356 |website=USGS Topoview |publisher=US Geological Survey |access-date=13 May 2021 |language=en}}

| mouth = Chartiers Creek

| mouth_location = Bridgeville, Pennsylvania

| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|40|21|48|N|080|06|13|W|display=inline,title}}

| mouth_elevation = {{convert|800|ft|abbr=on}}{{cite web |title=Get Maps |url=https://ngmdb.usgs.gov/topoview/viewer/#15/40.3843/-80.0686 |website=USGS Topoview |publisher=US Geological Survey |access-date=13 May 2021 |language=en}}

| progression = Chartiers CreekOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico

| river_system = Ohio River

| basin_size = {{convert|12.11|sqmi}}

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| tributaries_left = unnamed tributaries

| tributaries_right = Graessers Run

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| bridges = Broad Street, Burnside Drive, Church Road, Greenwald Road, Logan Road, Walther Lane, McMurray Road, US 19, Panther Pass, Morrow Road, McMillan Road, McLaughlin Run Road (x2), Baldwin Street, Bower Hill Road

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McLaughlin Run is a {{convert|6.39|mi|km|abbr=on}} long 2nd order tributary to Chartiers Creek in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:

  • McLaughlin's Run

Course

McLaughlin Run rises in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania and then flows northwesterly to join Chartiers Creek in Bridgeville.

Watershed

McLaughlin Run drains {{convert|12.11|sqmi}} of area, receives about 39.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 351.90, and is about 9% forested.

See also

References

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Category:Rivers of Pennsylvania

Category:Rivers of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

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