South Fork Tenmile Creek
South Fork Tenmile Creek is a main tributary to Tenmile Creek in southwestern Pennsylvania. The stream rises in western Greene County and flows generally east entering Tenmile Creek at Clarksville, Pennsylvania. The watershed is roughly 24% agricultural, 68% forested and the rest is other uses.[4]
| South Fork Tenmile Creek Tributary to Tenmile Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of South Fork Tenmile Creek mouth  South Fork Tenmile Creek (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States of America |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Greene |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | confluence of Grays Fork and Claylick Run |
| ⁃ location | Rutan, Pennsylvania |
| ⁃ coordinates | 39°53′42″N 080°20′27″W[1] |
| ⁃ elevation | 1,015 ft (309 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Monongahela River |
⁃ location | Clarksville, Pennsylvania |
⁃ coordinates | 39°58′27″N 080°02′23″W[1] |
⁃ elevation | 770 ft (230 m)[2] |
| Length | 32.12 mi (51.69 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 198.68 square miles (514.6 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| ⁃ average | 231.50 cu ft/s (6.555 m3/s) at mouth with Monongahela River[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | generally north |
| River system | Monongahela River |
| Tributaries | |
| ⁃ left | Morris Run Scott Run West Run Lightner Run Rush Run Clear Run Throckmorton Run Browns Creek Toll Gate Run Purman Run Jackson Run Grimes Run Ruff Creek Browns Run Castile Run |
| ⁃ right | Hargus Creek Pursley Run Smith Creek Sugar Run Laurel Run Coal Lick Run |
References
- "GNIS Detail - South Fork Tenmile Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
- "Tenmile Creek Topo Map, Washington County PA (Carmichaels Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
- "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
- "South Fork Tenmile Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
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