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Allegheny County Watersheds Legionville Run MARSHALL Montour Run Dawson Run Coony Hollow PINE RICHLAND Bull Creek South Branch Legionville Run West Branch Deer Creek FAWN Little Bull Creek Allegheny River Raccoon Creek East Branch Big Sewickley Cre North Fork Big Sewickley Cree Deer Creek HARRISON Logtown Run Big Sewickley Creek Wexford Run North Fork Pine Creek Willow Run WEST DEER Days Run Rinaman Run Cunningham Run Bull Creek Ohio River BRACKENRIDGE Rippling Run Crouse Run Bailey Run TARENTUM Big Sewickley Creek Fish Run BELL ACRES Cedar Run FRANKLIN PARK FRAZER Chartiers Run Trampmill Run Little Deer Creek Pine Creek Pine Creek Crawford Run Allegheny River Little Sewickley Creek MCCANDLESS HAMPTON EAST DEER Shafers Run McCaslin Run Deer Creek Clarks Run LEET SEWICKLEY HILLS Raccoon Creek Long Run Crawford Run Blue Run INDIANA LEETSDALE Gourdhead Run Little Pucketa Creek Shouse Run SEWICKLEY HEIGHTS Bear Run Yutes Run CRESCENT Pine Creek Rawlins Run Desperation Hollow EDGEWORTH Fern Hollow Spring Run Tawney Run Kilbuck Run Little Pine Creek Riddle Run Boggs Run SPRINGDALE OHIO Harts Run Little Pine Creek Pucketa Creek SEWICKLEY Lowries Run Campbell Run Guys Run HARMAR Toms Run CHESWICK ROSS McKnight Run SPRINGDALE Flaugherty Run OSBORNE ALEPPO Little Pine Creek Allegheny River Raredon Run Narrows Run HAYSVILLE Pucketa Creek Glade Run Blacks Run Stony Camp Run Falling Springs Run GLENFIELD KILBUCK SHALER Little Pine Creek FOX CHAPEL WEST VIEW CORAOPOLIS Lowries Run OAKMONT Thorn Run Little Pine Creek Bodies Run MOON EMSWORTH BEN AVON HEIGHTS O'HARA Montour Run Girtys Run Pine Creek Thorn Run NEVILLE Spruce Run Powers Run McCabe Run BEN AVON Plum Creek Guyasuta Run Squaw Run Nelson Run Pine Creek AVALON O'HARA VERONA Jacks Run Indian Creek Little Plum Creek PLUM Meeks Run Ohio River ETNA O'HARA Plum Creek McClarens Run BELLEVUE Pine Creek SHARPSBURG FINDLAY ASPINWALL BLAWNOX Montour Run RESERVE O'HARA STOWE Girtys Run Quigley Creek MILLVALE KENNEDY Trout Run Moon Run Allegheny River HUMMS Run Shades Run PENN HILLS North Fork Montour Run MCKEES ROCKS Sandy Creek ABERS Creek Potato Garden Run Montour Run ROBINSON Chartiers Creek Piersons Run Chalfant Run South Fork Montour Run Thompson Run INGRAM Chalfant Run WILKINSBURG Leak Run Haymakers Run Lintons Run PITTSBURGH Thompson Run Campbells Run THORNBURG CHURCHILL CRAFTON Nine Mile Run St Patrick Run Pinkertons Run Half Crown Run PENNSBURY VILLAGE North Branch Robinsons Run EDGEWOOD Abers Creek Sawmill Run NORTH FAYETTE ROSSLYN FARMS FOREST HILLS WILKINS MONROEVILLE Chartiers Creek Turtle Creek GREEN TREE Monongahela River SWISSVALE Scotts Run BRADDOCK HILLS Turtle Creek Little Raccoon Run Whiskey Run MOUNT OLIVER CARNEGIE Fink Run RANKIN CHALFANT Robinson Run Campbells Run HOMESTEAD TURTLE CREEK Simpson Run OAKDALE PITCAIRN WEST HOMESTEAD COLLIER Saw Mill Run Turtle Creek Lyons Run WHITAKER BRADDOCK NORTH BRADDOCK Georges Run DORMONT EAST PITTSBURGH HEIDELBERG Turtle Creek Robinson Run SCOTT BALDWIN Turtle Creek Turtle Creek Glass Run Homestead Run WILMERDING Robb Run West Run WALL Thoms Run Chartiers Creek Scrubgrass Run MUNHALL EAST MCKEESPORT Byers Run Dolphin Run BALDWIN MOUNT LEBANON TRAFFORD MCDONALD Millers Run BRENTWOOD DUQUESNE Fishing Run CASTLE SHANNON Painters Run Streets Run Thompson Run NORTH VERSAILLES BRIDGEVILLE Saw Mill Run SOUTH FAYETTE WHITEHALL Brush Creek D Cherry Run Millers Run WEST MIFFLIN X Millers Run M . Crooked Run Jacks Run P A DRAVOSBURG Coal Run M _ D E McLaughlin Run Graesers Run Monongahela River H S MCKEESPORT R Coal Run WHITE OAK E T Millers Run A Millers Run UPPER ST. CLAIR Graesers Run PORT VUE W \ P PLEASANT HILLS Long Run Brush Creek A M Raccoon Creek Long Run D BETHEL PARK GLASSPORT E H Lick Run Lewis Run LIBERTY S Chartiers Creek R Cat Fish Run E T A VERSAILLES Tinkers Run W McPherson Creek L A Youghiogheny River N O I Sleepy Hollow Run Crawford Run G E Beam Run R \ Piney Fork SOUTH PARK S SOUTH VERSAILLES K LINCOLN S Boston Hollow A JEFFERSON HILLS Possum Hollow T Brush Run Peters Creek _ Brush Run C Cat Fish Run Monongahela River S CLAIRTON I M Harrison Hollow \ Chartiers Run Plum Run Chartiers Run Possum Hollow W ELIZABETH W Little Sewickley Creek R 3 Peters Creek \ S T 0 1 2 4 Piney Fork Wylie Run Andrews Run C E J Miles Little Chartiers Creek WEST ELIZABETH ELIZABETH Youghiogheny River O Peters Creek Lobbs Run R P Fallen Timber Run \ Monongahela River Little Sewickley Creek : Gillespie Run W FORWARD.
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