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Stream in Pennsylvania, USA
Middle Fork Cross Creek
Tributary to North Fork Cross Creek
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Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyWashington (PA)
Physical characteristics
Sourceunnamed tributary to Burgetts Creek divide
 • locationCross Creek, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates40°19′45″N 080°24′47″W / 40.32917°N 80.41306°W / 40.32917; -80.41306
 • elevation1,200 ft (370 m)
MouthNorth Fork Cross Creek
 • locationPattersons Mill, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates40°17′13″N 080°26′59″W / 40.28694°N 80.44972°W / 40.28694; -80.44972
 • elevation932 ft (284 m)
Length4.33 mi (6.97 km)
Basin size4.60 square miles (11.9 km)
Discharge 
 • locationNorth Fork Cross Creek
 • average5.68 cu ft/s (0.161 m/s) at mouth with North Fork Cross Creek
Basin features
ProgressionNorth Fork Cross Creek → Cross Creek → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico
River systemOhio River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesRea Road, Parker Road, Patterson Road

Middle Fork Cross Creek is a 4.33 mi (6.97 km) long 2nd order tributary to North Fork Cross Creek in Washington County, Pennsylvania. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.

Course

Middle Fork Cross Creek rises at Cross Creek, Pennsylvania, in Washington County and then flows southwest to join Cross Creek at Pattersons Mill.

Watershed

Middle Fork Cross Creek drains 4.60 square miles (11.9 km) of area, receives about 40.3 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 331.66, and is about 48% forested.

See also

References

  1. ^ "GNIS Detail - Middle Fork Cross Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  2. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  4. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Middle Fork Cross Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 6 June 2021.

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