| Little Sewickley Creek Tributary to Sewickley Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Little Sewickley Creek mouthShow map of Pennsylvania Little Sewickley Creek (the United States)Show map of the United States | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Westmoreland |
| Borough | Herminie Arona |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Brush Creek divide |
| • location | about 0.5 miles east of Lincoln Heights, Pennsylvania |
| • coordinates | 40°18′41″N 079°36′14″W / 40.31139°N 79.60389°W / 40.31139; -79.60389 |
| • elevation | 1,260 ft (380 m) |
| Mouth | Sewickley Creek |
| • location | Cowansburg, Pennsylvania |
| • coordinates | 40°15′02″N 079°45′37″W / 40.25056°N 79.76028°W / 40.25056; -79.76028 |
| • elevation | 758 ft (231 m) |
| Length | 13.42 mi (21.60 km) |
| Basin size | 30.79 square miles (79.7 km) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Sewickley Creek |
| • average | 36.61 cu ft/s (1.037 m/s) at mouth with Sewickley Creek |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Sewickley Creek → Youghiogheny River → Monongahela River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
| River system | Monongahela River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | Andrews Run |
| Bridges | Walton Tea Room Road, PA 66, Marwood Forest Road, Walton Tea Room Road, Baughman Hollow Road, PA 66, PA 136, Whigham Road, Kocevar Lane, Rocky Mountain Road, Arona Road, I-76, Ladysmith Road, PA 136, Lash Road, Keystone Road, High Street, Clay Pike, Greenhills Road, Lowber Road (x3) |
Little Sewickley Creek is a 13.42 mi (21.60 km) long 3rd order tributary to Sewickley Creek in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.
Course
Little Sewickley Creek rises about 0.5 miles east of Lincoln Heights, Pennsylvania, and then flows west to join Sewickley Creek at Cowansburg, Pennsylvania.
Watershed
Little Seiwckley Creek drains 30.79 square miles (79.7 km) of area, receives about 40.7 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 343.54, and is about 49% forested.
See also
References
- ^ "GNIS Detail - Little Sewickley Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
- ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
- ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
- "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
- ^ "Little Sewickley Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
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