McMurray Run (Slippery Rock Creek tributary)
McMurray Run is a small tributary of Slippery Rock Creek in western Pennsylvania. The stream rises in northwestern Butler County and flows south entering Slippery Rock Creek at Rock Hill Camp. The watershed is roughly 39% agricultural, 53% forested and the rest is other uses.[4]
| McMurray Run Tributary to Slippery Rock Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of McMurray Run mouth  McMurray Run (Slippery Rock Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States of America |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Butler |
| Townships | Slippery Rock Mercer |
| Borough | Harrisville |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | divide between McMurray Run and Wolf Creek |
| ⁃ location | about 1 mile north of Harrisville, Pennsylvania |
| ⁃ coordinates | 41°09′32″N 80°00′23″W[1] |
| ⁃ elevation | 1,390 ft (420 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Slippery Rock Creek |
⁃ location | Rock Hill Camp |
⁃ coordinates | 41°04′38″N 79°57′55″W[1] |
⁃ elevation | 1,175 ft (358 m)[2] |
| Length | 7.64 mi (12.30 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 13.29 square miles (34.4 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| ⁃ average | 19.6 cu ft/s (0.56 m3/s) at mouth with Slippery Rock Creek[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | south |
| River system | Beaver River |
| Tributaries | |
| ⁃ left | unnamed tributaries |
| ⁃ right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | William Flynn Highway (PA 8), E Mercer Street, Frampton Road, Boyers Road, New Hope Road |
References
- "GNIS Detail - McMurray Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
- "McMurray Run Topo Map, Butler County PA (West Sunbury Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
- "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
- "McMurray Run Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
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