South Branch Slippery Rock Creek Explained

South Branch Slippery Rock 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 South Branch Slippery Rock Creek mouth
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States of America
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Butler
Subdivision Type4:Townships
Subdivision Name4:Cherry
Concord
Washington
Length:13.89miles[1]
Discharge1 Avg:55.78cuft/s at mouth with Slippery Rock Creek[2]
Source1:divide between South Branch Slippery Rock Creek and Allegheny River (Bear Creek)
Source1 Location:about 0.5 miles east of Hooker, Pennsylvania
Source1 Coordinates:40.9994°N -79.8161°W[3]
Source1 Elevation:1320feet[4]
Mouth:Slippery Rock Creek
Mouth Location:about 1 mile south of Bovard, Pennsylvania
Mouth Coordinates:41.0592°N -79.9797°W
Mouth Elevation:1165feet
Progression:Slippery Rock CreekConnoquenessing CreekBeaver RiverOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River System:Beaver River
Tributaries Left:Findlay Run
Tributaries Right:Christy Run
Waterbodies:Glade Dam Lake
Bridges:Kuhn Road, Oneida Valley Road, Manuel Road, N Washington Road, Calico Road, W Sunbury Road, Grubb Road, Chambers Road, Coaltown Road, Saniga Road

South Branch Slippery Rock Creek is a main tributary of Slippery Rock Creek in western Pennsylvania. The stream rises in northwestern Butler County and flows northwest entering Slippery Rock Creek near Bovard, Pennsylvania. The watershed is roughly 25% agricultural, 67% 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 . 21 August 2019.
  2. Web site: South Branch Slippery Rock Creek Watershed Report . Waters Geoviewer . US EPA . 21 August 2019.
  3. Web site: GNIS Detail - South Branch Slippery Rock Creek . geonames.usgs.gov . US Geological Survey . 21 August 2019.
  4. Web site: South Branch Slippery Rock Creek Topo Map, Butler County PA (West Sunbury Area) . TopoZone . Locality, LLC . 21 August 2019 . en.