Chartiers Creek

Chartiers Creek is a tributary of the Ohio River in Western Pennsylvania in the United States. The creek was named after Peter Chartier,[1] a trapper of French and Native American parentage who established a trading post at the mouth of the creek in 1743.

Not to be confused with Chartiers Run (Allegheny River).
For other uses, see Chartiers (disambiguation).
Chartiers Creek
Location
CountryUnited States
LocationAllegheny and Washington counties, Pennsylvania
Physical characteristics
Mouth 
 • location
Ohio River
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftChartiers Run
1751 map depicting Chartiers Creek (labeled as "Shartees Cr.", at top edge of map)

Course

Chartiers Creek winds from its headwaters in Washington County through Allegheny County, where it meets the Ohio River at McKees Rocks and Pittsburgh's West End, three miles west of the Point at Pittsburgh.

Tributaries

(Mouth at the Ohio River)

Environmental issues

Acid mine drainage, agricultural and industrial runoff, and sewer overflow made Chartiers Creek one of the most polluted watersheds in Pennsylvania. Although improvements have been made, the watershed remains significantly impaired.[4][5]

The main source of acid mine drainage (Iron) in the Chartiers Creek watershed is the Gladden Discharge along Millers Run Creek, a tributary that meets Chartiers Creek in Bridgeville. In 2020, the South Fayette Conservation Group started a project that will treat the polluted water before it enters Millers Run. This will result in Miller’s Run running clear from Cecil to Bridgeville for the first time in generations, while eliminating the single biggest source of pollution along Chartiers Creek

Plans have been considered[6][7] to establish the course of Chartiers Creek as a greenway including a multi-use path that would stretch from Canonsburg Lake to the Ohio River. Such a path could eventually provide connections with the Montour Trail near Lawrence, the Panhandle Trail near Carnegie, and the Three Rivers Heritage Trail in McKees Rocks.

See also

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-04-25. Retrieved 2009-08-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Little Chartiers Creek". Geographic Names Information System. 1979-08-02. Retrieved 2010-05-05.
  3. "Chartiers Run". Geographic Names Information System. 1979-08-02. Retrieved 2009-11-25.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2004-09-25. Retrieved 2008-09-15.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "Ecology of Chartiers Creek Stream". Washington & Jefferson College Biology Department. Archived from the original on 2011-07-29.
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-09-25. Retrieved 2008-09-12.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-08-29. Retrieved 2008-09-12.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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