Thoms Run (Chartiers Creek tributary)
Thoms Run is a 3.05 mi (4.91 km) long 2nd order tributary to Chartiers Creek in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
| Thoms Run Tributary to Chartiers Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Thoms Run mouth  Thoms Run (Chartiers Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Allegheny |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Robinson Run divide |
| • location | about 0.25 miles north of Beechmont, Pennsylvania |
| • coordinates | 40°23′52″N 080°09′50″W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,110 ft (340 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Chartiers Creek |
• location | Presto, Pennsylvania |
• coordinates | 40°22′19″N 080°07′12″W[1] |
• elevation | 801 ft (244 m)[3] |
| Length | 3.05 mi (4.91 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 12.11 square miles (31.4 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Chartiers Creek |
| • average | 3.64 cu ft/s (0.103 m3/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 | Nike Site Road, Thomas Run and Oakdale Road, Summerfield Estates Drive, Walnut Lane, Thomas Run and Oakdale Road, Monteverdi Drive, Thoms Run Road, Pinch Road, Bridge Street, Presto-Sygan Road |
Course
Thoms Run rises about 0.25 miles north of Beechmont, Pennsylvania and then flows southeasterly to join Chartiers Creek at Presto.[3]
Watershed
Thoms Run drains 3.45 square miles (8.9 km2) of area, receives about 38.4 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 308.49, and is about 43% forested.[5]
See also
References
- "GNIS Detail - Thoms Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- "Thoms Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
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