South Branch Slippery Rock Creek (Slippery Rock Creek tributary)
South Branch Slippery Rock Creek is a main tributary of Slippery Rock Creek in western Pennsylvania. The stream rises in northwestern Butler County and flows northwest entering Slippery Rock Creek near Bovard, Pennsylvania. The watershed is roughly 25% agricultural, 67% forested and the rest is other uses.[4]
| South Branch Slippery Rock Creek Tributary to Slippery Rock Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of South Branch Slippery Rock Creek mouth  South Branch Slippery Rock Creek (Slippery Rock Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States of America |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Butler |
| Townships | Cherry Concord Washington |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | divide between South Branch Slippery Rock Creek and Allegheny River (Bear Creek) |
| ⁃ location | about 0.5 miles east of Hooker, Pennsylvania |
| ⁃ coordinates | 40°59′58″N 79°48′58″W[1] |
| ⁃ elevation | 1,320 ft (400 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Slippery Rock Creek |
⁃ location | about 1 mile south of Bovard, Pennsylvania |
⁃ coordinates | 41°03′33″N 79°58′47″W[1] |
⁃ elevation | 1,165 ft (355 m)[2] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | northwest |
| River system | Beaver River |
| Tributaries | |
| ⁃ left | Findlay Run |
| ⁃ right | Christy Run |
| Waterbodies | Glade Dam Lake |
| Bridges | Kuhn Road, Oneida Valley Road, Manuel Road, N Washington Road, Calico Road, W Sunbury Road, Grubb Road, Chambers Road, Coaltown Road, Saniga Road |
References
- "GNIS Detail - South Branch Slippery Rock Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- "South 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.
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