North Branch Slippery Rock Creek (Slippery Rock Creek tributary)
North Branch Slippery Rock Creek is a main tributary of Slippery Rock Creek in western Pennsylvania. The stream rises in southeastern Venango County and flows south-southwest entering Slippery Rock Creek near Atwells Crossing. The watershed is roughly 33% agricultural, 59% forested and the rest is other uses.[4]
North Branch Slippery Rock Creek Tributary to Slippery Rock Creek | |
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![]() ![]() Location of North Branch Slippery Rock Creek mouth ![]() ![]() North Branch Slippery Rock Creek (Slippery Rock Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
Location | |
Country | United States of America |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Butler Venango |
Townships | Marion (Butler) Irwin (Venango) |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | divide between North Branch Slippery Rock Creek and East Branch of Wolf Creek |
⁃ location | Barkeyville, Pennsylvania |
⁃ coordinates | 41°11′53″N 79°58′57″W[1] |
⁃ elevation | 1,370 ft (420 m)[2] |
Mouth | Slippery Rock Creek |
⁃ location | about 0.5 miles southwest of Atwells Crossing, Pennsylvania |
⁃ coordinates | 41°05′53″N 79°55′49″W[1] |
⁃ elevation | 1,180 ft (360 m)[2] |
Length | 8.97 mi (14.44 km)[3] |
Basin size | 16.17 square miles (41.9 km2)[4] |
Discharge | |
⁃ average | 24.28 cu ft/s (0.688 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 | Stevenson Road, Barkeyville Road, Pittsburgh Road (PA 8), White Oak Road, Smith Road, Campground Road, Eau Claire Road, Watson Road, Boyers Road, Damatteis Road |
References
- "GNIS Detail - North Branch Slippery Rock Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- "North Branch Slippery Rock Creek Topo Map, Butler County PA (West Sunbury Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- "North Branch Slippery Rock Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
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