Castile Run
Castile Run is a small tributary to South Fork Tenmile Creek in southwestern Pennsylvania. The stream rises in northeastern Greene County and flows southeast entering South Fork Tenmile Creek at Chartiers, Pennsylvania. The watershed is roughly 25% agricultural, 69% forested and the rest is other uses.[4]
| Castile Run Tributary to South Fork Tenmile Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Castile Run mouth  Castile Run (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States of America |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Greene |
| Township | Morgan |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | divide between Castile Run and Tenmile Creek (Barrs Run) |
| • location | Castile, Pennsylvania |
| • coordinates | 39°59′25″N 080°07′02″W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,200 ft (370 m)[2] |
| Mouth | South Fork Tenmile Creek |
• location | Chartiers, Pennsylvania |
• coordinates | 39°57′44″N 080°03′21″W[1] |
• elevation | 810 ft (250 m)[2] |
| Length | 5.21 mi (8.38 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 6.19 square miles (16.0 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 7.61 cu ft/s (0.215 m3/s) at mouth with South Fork Tenmile Creek[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | southeast |
| River system | Monongahela River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Bacon Run |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
Course
Castile Run rises at Castile, Pennsylvania,<ref name="SFTopozone"> and then flows southeast to join South Fork Tenmile Creek at Chartiers.<ref name="SFTopozone">
Watershed
Castile Run drains 6.19 square miles (16.0 km2) of area, receives about 40.6 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 306.97 and is about 69% forested.[4]
See also
References
- "GNIS Detail - Castile Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
- "South Fork Tenmile Creek Topo Map, Greene County PA (Mather Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
- "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
- "Castile Run Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
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