Ruff Creek | |
Name Other: | Tributary to South Fork Tenmile Creek |
Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map: | USA Pennsylvania#USA |
Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Ruff Creek mouth |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States of America |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Pennsylvania |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Greene |
Subdivision Type4: | Townships |
Subdivision Name4: | Morgan Washington |
Length: | 13.2miles[1] |
Discharge1 Avg: | 31.85cuft/s at mouth with South Fork Tenmile Creek[2] |
Source1: | divide between Ruff Creek and Tenmile Creek |
Source1 Location: | about 1 mile southeast of Dunn's Station, Pennsylvania |
Source1 Coordinates: | 40.0086°N -80.2406°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 1230feet[4] |
Mouth: | South Fork Tenmile Creek |
Mouth Location: | about 3 miles northeast of Morrisville, Pennsylvania |
Mouth Coordinates: | 39.9158°N -80.1053°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 879feet[5] |
Progression: | southeast |
River System: | Monongahela River |
Tributaries Left: | Craynes Run Poverty Run Grimes Run |
Tributaries Right: | Walkers Run Jersey Run |
Ruff Creek is a large tributary to South Fork Tenmile Creek in southwestern Pennsylvania. The stream rises in north-central Greene County and flows southeast entering South Fork Tenmile Creek northeast of Morrisville, Pennsylvania. The watershed is roughly 27% agricultural, 64% forested and the rest is other uses.[2]