Blacks Creek (Slippery Rock Creek tributary) explained

Blacks Creek
Name Other:Tributary to Slippery Rock Creek
Map Size:300
Pushpin Map:USA Pennsylvania#USA
Pushpin Map Size:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Blacks Creek mouth
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States of America
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Butler
Venango
Subdivision Type4:Townships
Subdivision Name4:Marion (Butler)
Irwin (Venango)
Length:4.8miles[1]
Discharge1 Avg:13.42cuft/s at mouth with Slippery Rock Creek[2]
Source1:divide between Blacks Creek and Scrubgrass Creek
Source1 Location:about 2 miles south of Nectarine, Pennsylvania
Source1 Coordinates:41.1758°N -79.9214°W[3]
Source1 Elevation:1420feet[4]
Mouth:Slippery Rock Creek
Mouth Location:about 0.25 miles west of Boyers, Pennsylvania
Mouth Coordinates:41.1114°N -79.9156°W
Mouth Elevation:1190feet
Progression:Slippery Rock CreekConnoquenessing CreekBeaver RiverOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River System:Beaver River
Tributaries Left:unnamed tributaries
Tributaries Right:unnamed tributaries
Bridges:County Line Road, Porter Road, Creek Bottom Road, Eau Claire Road

Blacks Creek is a small tributary of Slippery Rock Creek in western Pennsylvania. The stream rises in southeastern Venango County and flows south entering Slippery Rock Creek near Boyers, Pennsylvania. The watershed is roughly 31% agricultural, 62% forested and the rest is other uses.[2]

Notes and References

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