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(Redirected from South Branch Slippery Rock Creek (Slippery Rock Creek tributary)) River in Pennsylvania
South Branch Slippery Rock Creek
Tributary to Slippery Rock Creek
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Location
CountryUnited States of America
StatePennsylvania
CountyButler
TownshipsCherry
Concord
Washington
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between South Branch Slippery Rock Creek and Allegheny River (Bear Creek)
 • locationabout 0.5 miles east of Hooker, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates40°59′58″N 79°48′58″W / 40.99944°N 79.81611°W / 40.99944; -79.81611
 • elevation1,320 ft (400 m)
MouthSlippery Rock Creek
 • locationabout 1 mile south of Bovard, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates41°03′33″N 79°58′47″W / 41.05917°N 79.97972°W / 41.05917; -79.97972
 • elevation1,165 ft (355 m)
Length13.89 mi (22.35 km)
Basin size39.49 square miles (102.3 km)
Discharge 
 • average55.78 cu ft/s (1.580 m/s) at mouth with Slippery Rock Creek
Basin features
ProgressionSlippery Rock CreekConnoquenessing CreekBeaver RiverOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemBeaver River
Tributaries 
 • leftFindlay Run
 • rightChristy Run
WaterbodiesGlade Dam Lake
BridgesKuhn Road, Oneida Valley Road, Manuel Road, N Washington Road, Calico Road, W Sunbury Road, Grubb Road, Chambers Road, Coaltown Road, Saniga Road

South Branch Slippery Rock Creek is a main tributary of Slippery Rock Creek in western Pennsylvania. The stream rises in northwestern Butler County and flows northwest entering Slippery Rock Creek near Bovard, Pennsylvania. The watershed is roughly 25% agricultural, 67% forested and the rest is other uses.

See also

References

  1. ^ "GNIS Detail - South Branch Slippery Rock Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  2. ^ "South 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. ^ "South Branch Slippery Rock Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 21 August 2019.


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