Tenmile Creek (Pennsylvania) Explained

Tenmile Creek
Name Other:Tributary to Monongahela River
Map Size:300
Pushpin Map:USA Pennsylvania#USA
Pushpin Map Size:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Tenmile Creek mouth
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States of America
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Greene
Washington
Length:35.15miles[1]
Discharge1 Avg:379.77cuft/s at mouth with Monongahela River[2]
Source1:divide between Tenmile Creek and Chartiers Creek
Source1 Location:about 2 miles west of Lagonda, Pennsylvania
Source1 Coordinates:40.1169°N -80.3236°W[3]
Source1 Elevation:1290feet[4]
Mouth:Monongahela River
Mouth Location:Millsboro, Pennsylvania
Mouth Coordinates:39.9844°N -79.9992°W[5]
Mouth Elevation:763feet[6]
Progression:southeast
River System:Monongahela River
Basin Size:[7]
Tributaries Left:Bane Creek
Montgomery Run
Smith Run
Little Tenmile Creek
Horn Run
Daniels Run
Plum Run
Black Hollow
Tributaries Right:Crafts Creek
Short Creek
Hufford Run
Patterson Run
Barrs Run
South Fork Tenmile Creek

Tenmile Creek is a stream in Washington and Greene Counties, Pennsylvania, USA. It is a tributary of the Monongahela River.

Name origin

Tenmile Creek was so named on account of frequent branches, occurring about every .[8] The creek's name is sometimes spelled Ten Mile Creek or Ten-Mile Creek.[3]

Tributaries

The major tributary of Tenmile Creek is South Fork Tenmile Creek, which rises in western Greene County and flows generally east entering Tenmile Creek at Clarksville, Pennsylvania. The watershed is roughly 24% agricultural, 68% forested and the rest is other uses.[9]

South Fork Tenmile Creek has a number of smaller tributaries, including Grimes Run on the left, which rises in central Greene County and flows southeast entering South Fork Tenmile Creek northeast of Morrisville, Pennsylvania. The watershed is roughly 15% agricultural, 74% forested and the rest is other uses.[10]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS Web Application . epa.maps.arcgis.com . US EPA . 29 August 2019.
  2. Web site: Tenmile Creek Watershed Report . Waters Geoviewer . US EPA . 29 August 2019.
  3. Web site: GNIS Detail - Tenmile Creek . geonames.usgs.gov . US Geological Survey . 29 August 2019.
  4. Web site: Tenmile Creek Topo Map, Washington County PA (Carmichaels Area) . TopoZone . Locality, LLC . 29 August 2019 . en.
  5. Web site: GNIS Detail - Tenmile Creek . geonames.usgs.gov . US Geological Survey . 29 August 2019.
  6. Web site: Tenmile Creek Topo Map, Washington County PA (Carmichaels Area) . TopoZone . Locality, LLC . 29 August 2019 . en.
  7. Web site: Tenmile Creek Watershed Report . Waters Geoviewer . US EPA . 29 August 2019.
  8. Book: Moyer. Armond. Moyer. Winifred. The origins of unusual place-names. 1958. Keystone Pub. Associates. 129.
  9. Web site: South Fork Tenmile Creek Watershed Report . Waters Geoviewer . US EPA . 30 August 2019.
  10. Web site: Grimes Run Watershed Report . Waters Geoviewer . US EPA . 5 September 2019.