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River in Pennsylvania, United States
Castile Run
Tributary to South Fork Tenmile Creek
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Location
CountryUnited States of America
StatePennsylvania
CountyGreene
TownshipMorgan
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between Castile Run and Tenmile Creek (Barrs Run)
 • locationCastile, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates39°59′25″N 080°07′02″W / 39.99028°N 80.11722°W / 39.99028; -80.11722
 • elevation1,200 ft (370 m)
MouthSouth Fork Tenmile Creek
 • locationChartiers, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates39°57′44″N 080°03′21″W / 39.96222°N 80.05583°W / 39.96222; -80.05583
 • elevation810 ft (250 m)
Length5.21 mi (8.38 km)
Basin size6.19 square miles (16.0 km)
Discharge 
 • average7.61 cu ft/s (0.215 m/s) at mouth with South Fork Tenmile Creek
Basin features
Progressionsoutheast
River systemMonongahela River
Tributaries 
 • leftBacon Run
 • rightunnamed tributaries

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.

Course

Castile Run rises at Castile, Pennsylvania, and then flows southeast to join South Fork Tenmile Creek at Chartiers.

Watershed

Castile Run drains 6.19 square miles (16.0 km) of area, receives about 40.6 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 306.97 and is about 69% forested.

See also

References

  1. ^ "GNIS Detail - Castile Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  2. ^ "South Fork Tenmile Creek Topo Map, Greene County PA (Mather Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Castile Run Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 30 August 2019.


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