Peters Creek (Pennsylvania)

Peters Creek
Tributary to Monongahela River
Location of Peters Creek mouth
Peters Creek (Pennsylvania) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyAllegheny
Washington
BoroughClairton
Physical characteristics
SourceLittle Chartiers Creek divide
  locationThomas, Pennsylvania
  coordinates40°14′08″N 080°05′52″W / 40.23556°N 80.09778°W / 40.23556; -80.09778
  elevation1,200 ft (370 m)
MouthMonongahela River
  location
Clairton, Pennsylvania
  coordinates
40°18′34″N 079°52′52″W / 40.30944°N 79.88111°W / 40.30944; -79.88111
  elevation
719 ft (219 m)
Length16.16 mi (26.01 km)
Basin size51.44 square miles (133.2 km2)
Discharge 
  locationMonongahela River
  average54.41 cu ft/s (1.541 m3/s) at mouth with Monongahela River
Basin features
Progressionnortheast
River systemMonongahela River
Tributaries 
  leftPiney Fork
Lick Run
Beam Run
Lewis Run

Peters Creek is a 16.8-mile-long (27.0 km) tributary of the Monongahela River and part of the Ohio River and Mississippi River watersheds, flowing through southwestern Pennsylvania in the United States.