South Fork Tenmile Creek (Tenmile Creek tributary) explained

South Fork Tenmile Creek
Name Other:Tributary to Tenmile Creek
Map Size:300
Pushpin Map:USA Pennsylvania#USA
Pushpin Map Size:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of South Fork Tenmile Creek mouth
Pushpin Map Alt:Map of South Fork Tenmile Creek mouth location
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Greene
Subdivision Type4:Borough
Subdivision Name4:Waynesburg
Clarksville
Jefferson
Length:32.1miles[1]
Discharge1 Location:Tenmile Creek
Discharge1 Avg:231.5cuft/s at mouth with Tenmile Creek[2]
Source1:confluence of Claylick Run and Grays Run
Source1 Location:Rutan, Pennsylvania[3]
Source1 Coordinates:39.895°N -80.3408°W[4]
Source1 Elevation:1023feet
Mouth:Tenmile Creek
Mouth Location:Clarksville, Pennsylvania[5]
Mouth Coordinates:39.9742°N -80.0397°W
Mouth Elevation:768feet
Progression:generally east
River System:Monongahela River
Tributaries Left:Grays Run, Morris Run, Scott Run, West Run, Lightner Run, Rush Run, Clear Run, Throckmorton Run, Browns Creek, Toll Gate Run, Grimes Run, Ruff Creek, Browns Run, Castile Run
Tributaries Right:Claylick Run, Hargus Creek, Pursley Creek, Smith Creek, Sugar Run, Laurel Run, Coal Lick Run
Bridges:Oak Road, Butternut Hollow Road, Covered Bridge Road, Tower Road, PA 21 (x2), PA 18 (x5), Oak Forest Road, Preachers Road, PA 18 (x2), S Morgan Street, US 19, PA 188, I-79, PA 188 (x2), Prison Road, Manning Bridge Road, Crayne School Road, Jefferson Road, Chartiers Road, Pollocks Mill Road, Castile Run Road, Burson Street, Center Street

South Fork Tenmile Creek is a 32.1miles long 5th order tributary to Tenmile Creek in Greene County, Pennsylvania.

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[4]

Course

South Fork Tenmile Creek is formed at the confluence of Claylick Run and Grays Run in Rutan, Pennsylvania,[3] and then flows easterly to join Tenmile Creek at Clarksville.[5]

Watershed

South Fork Tenmile Creek drains of area, receives about 41.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 298.56 and is about 68% forested.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS Web Application . epa.maps.arcgis.com . US EPA . 30 November 2020.
  2. Web site: South Fork Tenmile Creek Watershed Report . US EPA Geoviewer . US EPA . 1 December 2020.
  3. Web site: Get Maps . USGS Topoview . US Geological Survey . 1 December 2020 . en.
  4. Web site: GNIS Detail - South Fork Tenmile Creek . geonames.usgs.gov . US Geological Survey . 1 December 2020.
  5. Web site: Get Maps . USGS Topoview . US Geological Survey . 1 December 2020 . en.