Black Run (Slippery Rock Creek tributary) explained

Black Run
Name Other:Tributary to Slippery Rock Creek
Map Size:300
Pushpin Map:USA Pennsylvania#USA
Pushpin Map Size:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Black Run mouth
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States of America
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Butler
Subdivision Type4:Township
Subdivision Name4:Worth
Length:3.64miles[1]
Discharge1 Avg:10.83cuft/s at mouth with Slippery Rock Creek[2]
Source1:wetland just above Tamarack Lake
Source1 Location:about 2 miles south of Moores Corners, Pennsylvania
Source1 Coordinates:41.0072°N -80.08°W[3]
Source1 Elevation:1195feet[4]
Mouth:Slippery Rock Creek
Mouth Location:about 1 mile south of Elliotts Mills, Pennsylvania
Mouth Coordinates:41.0247°N -80.1319°W
Mouth Elevation:1090feet
Progression:Slippery Rock CreekConnoquenessing CreekBeaver RiverOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River System:Beaver River
Tributaries Left:unnamed tributaries
Tributaries Right:unnamed tributaries
Waterbodies:Tamarack Lake
Bridges:Swope Road, W Park Road, I-79, Brandon Road

Black Run is a small tributary of Slippery Rock Creek in western Pennsylvania. The stream rises in northwestern Butler County and flows northwest entering Slippery Rock Creek south of Elliotts Mills, Pennsylvania. The watershed is roughly 48% agricultural, 45% forested and the rest is other uses.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS Web Application . epa.maps.arcgis.com . US EPA . 18 August 2019.
  2. Web site: Black Run Watershed Report . Waters Geoviewer . US EPA . 18 August 2019.
  3. Web site: GNIS Detail - Black Run . geonames.usgs.gov . US Geological Survey . 18 August 2019.
  4. Web site: Plain Grove Topo Map, Lawrence County PA (Harlansburg Area) . TopoZone . Locality, LLC . 18 August 2019 . en.