Scrubgrass Run

Scrubgrass Run is a 2.24 mi (3.60 km) long 1st order tributary to Chartiers Creek in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

Scrubgrass Run Tributary to Chartiers Creek
Location of Scrubgrass Run mouth Show map of Pennsylvania Scrubgrass Run (the United States) Show map of the United States
Location
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Allegheny
Physical characteristics
Source	Saw Mill Run divide
• location	Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania
• coordinates	40°23′14″N 080°03′34″W / 40.38722°N 80.05944°W / 40.38722; -80.05944^[1]
• elevation	1,058 ft (322 m)^[2]
Mouth	Chartiers 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]
Length	2.24 mi (3.60 km)^[4]
Basin size	1.55 square miles (4.0 km^2)^[5]
Discharge
• location	Chartiers Creek
• average	1.65 cu ft/s (0.047 m^3/s) at mouth with Chartiers Creek^[5]
Basin features
Progression	Chartiers Creek → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico^[4]
River system	Ohio River
Tributaries
• left	unnamed tributaries
• right	unnamed tributaries
Bridges	Elm Spring Road, Scrubgrass Road, Segar Road, Raven Drive, Scrubgrass Road, Old Scrubgrass Road, Greentree Road

Course

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

Watershed

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

• List of rivers of Pennsylvania

References

1. "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. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
4. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
5. "Scrubgrass Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 13 May 2021.