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
Location of North Branch Slippery Rock Creek mouth
North Branch Slippery Rock Creek (Slippery Rock Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States of America
StatePennsylvania
CountyButler
Venango
TownshipsMarion (Butler)
Irwin (Venango)
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between North Branch Slippery Rock Creek and East Branch of Wolf Creek
  locationBarkeyville, Pennsylvania
  coordinates41°11′53″N 79°58′57″W[1]
  elevation1,370 ft (420 m)[2]
MouthSlippery 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]
Length8.97 mi (14.44 km)[3]
Basin size16.17 square miles (41.9 km2)[4]
Discharge 
  average24.28 cu ft/s (0.688 m3/s) at mouth with Slippery Rock Creek[4]
Basin features
Progressionsouth
River systemBeaver River
Tributaries 
  leftunnamed tributaries
  rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesStevenson Road, Barkeyville Road, Pittsburgh Road (PA 8), White Oak Road, Smith Road, Campground Road, Eau Claire Road, Watson Road, Boyers Road, Damatteis Road

References

  1. "GNIS Detail - North Branch Slippery Rock Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  2. "North Branch Slippery Rock Creek Topo Map, Butler County PA (West Sunbury Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  4. "North Branch Slippery Rock Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 21 August 2019.



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