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River in Pennsylvania
North Branch Slippery Rock Creek
Tributary to Slippery Rock Creek
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Location
CountryUnited States of America
StatePennsylvania
CountyButler
Venango
TownshipsMarion (Butler)
Irwin (Venango)
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between North Branch Slippery Rock Creek and East Branch of Wolf Creek
 • locationBarkeyville, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates41°11′53″N 79°58′57″W / 41.19806°N 79.98250°W / 41.19806; -79.98250
 • elevation1,370 ft (420 m)
MouthSlippery Rock Creek
 • locationabout 0.5 miles southwest of Atwells Crossing, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates41°05′53″N 79°55′49″W / 41.09806°N 79.93028°W / 41.09806; -79.93028
 • elevation1,180 ft (360 m)
Length8.97 mi (14.44 km)
Basin size16.17 square miles (41.9 km)
Discharge 
 • average24.28 cu ft/s (0.688 m/s) at mouth with Slippery Rock Creek
Basin features
ProgressionSlippery Rock CreekConnoquenessing CreekBeaver RiverOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemBeaver River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesStevenson Road, Barkeyville Road, Pittsburgh Road (PA 8), White Oak Road, Smith Road, Campground Road, Eau Claire Road, Watson Road, Boyers Road, Damatteis Road

North Branch Slippery Rock Creek is a main tributary of Slippery Rock Creek in western Pennsylvania. The stream rises in southeastern Venango County and flows south-southwest entering Slippery Rock Creek near Atwells Crossing. The watershed is roughly 33% agricultural, 59% forested and the rest is other uses.

See also

References

  1. ^ "GNIS Detail - North Branch Slippery Rock Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  2. ^ "North Branch Slippery Rock Creek Topo Map, Butler County PA (West Sunbury Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  4. ^ "North Branch Slippery Rock Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 21 August 2019.


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