Castile Run facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Castile Run |
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Location of Castile Run mouth
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Other name(s) | Tributary to South Fork Tenmile Creek |
Country | United States of America |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Greene |
Township | Morgan |
Physical characteristics | |
Main source | divide between Castile Run and Tenmile Creek (Barrs Run) Castile, Pennsylvania 1,200 ft (370 m) 39°59′25″N 080°07′02″W / 39.99028°N 80.11722°W |
River mouth | South Fork Tenmile Creek Chartiers, Pennsylvania 810 ft (250 m) 39°57′44″N 080°03′21″W / 39.96222°N 80.05583°W |
Length | 5.21 mi (8.38 km) |
Basin features | |
Progression | southeast |
River system | Monongahela River |
Basin size | 6.19 square miles (16.0 km2) |
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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
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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.
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