[6] According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1] Peters Creek starts in Nottingham Township in Washington County and runs generally northerly until it joins the Monongahela River at Clairton in Allegheny County.

From the heavy industry in the east where Peters Creek enters the Monongahela River, to the commercial northeast, the suburban northern communities, and the still rural and farming south, the watershed is a veritable patchwork of land use types.

There is also a county park, a turnpike, a landfill, and a coal mining legacy to add to the mix.

Once plagued with garbage and acid mine drainage, the water quality is now high enough to support its own fish population, which includes trout, bass, catfish, carp, and bluegill.

It is now again possible to enjoy the stream through such activities as fishing, swimming, and during high water, kayaking.