Bonar Creek | |
Name Other: | Tributary to Dutch Fork |
Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map: | USA Pennsylvania#USA |
Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Bonar Creek mouth |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Bonar Creek mouth location |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Pennsylvania |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Washington |
Length: | 2.6miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Dutch Fork |
Discharge1 Avg: | 3.75cuft/s at mouth with Buffalo Creek[2] |
Source1: | Robinson Fork divide |
Source1 Location: | about 3 miles southwest of Claysville, Pennsylvania |
Source1 Coordinates: | 40.0861°N -80.4325°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 1258feet[4] |
Mouth: | Dutch Fork |
Mouth Location: | Coon Island, Pennsylvania |
Mouth Coordinates: | 40.1122°N -80.4617°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 997feet[5] |
Progression: | Dutch Fork → Buffalo Creek → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
River System: | Ohio River |
Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges: | Beham Ridge Road, Lyons Road, Wilhelm Valley Road, Old National Pike |
Bonar Creek is a 2.6miles long 1st order tributary to Dutch Fork in Washington County, Pennsylvania. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[3] There is a stream, called Bonar Creek, in the Province of Ontario.
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[3]
Bonar Creek rises about 3 miles southwest of Claysville, Pennsylvania, in Washington County and then flows northwest to join Dutch Fork at Coon Island.[5]
Bonar Creek drains of area, receives about 40.7 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 299.33, and is about 62% forested.[2]