| Babb Creek | |
|---|---|
 Babb Creek from the Pennsylvania Route 287 bridge in the village of Morris | |
  Location of the mouth of Babb Creek in Pennsylvania | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Tioga County |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Main source | east of Wellsboro Tioga State Forest, Tioga County 1,902 ft (580 m) [1] 41°44′39″N77°13′16″W / 41.74417°N 77.22111°W [2] |
| River mouth | Pine Creek Blackwell, Tioga County 846 ft (258 m) [2] 41°33′13″N77°22′50″W / 41.55361°N 77.38056°W Coordinates: 41°33′13″N77°22′50″W / 41.55361°N 77.38056°W [2] |
| Length | 21.7 mi (34.9 km) |
Babb Creek is a 21.7-mile-long (34.9 km) [3] tributary of Pine Creek in Pennsylvania in the United States. [4]
A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainage basin of its surface water and groundwater, leading the water out into an ocean.
Pine Creek is a tributary of the West Branch Susquehanna River in Potter, Tioga, Lycoming, and Clinton counties in Pennsylvania in the United States. The creek is 87.2 miles (140.3 km) long. Within Tioga County, 23.25 miles (37.42 km) of Pine Creek are designated as a Pennsylvania Scenic River.
Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state located in the northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The Appalachian Mountains run through its middle. The Commonwealth is bordered by Delaware to the southeast, Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, Lake Erie and the Canadian province of Ontario to the northwest, New York to the north, and New Jersey to the east.
The tributary Stony Fork Creek joins Babb Creek just upstream of the community of Blackwell, 3.5 miles (5.6 km) upstream of Pine Creek. [4]
Stony Fork Creek is a 4.1-mile-long (6.6 km) tributary of Babb Creek in Tioga County, Pennsylvania in the United States.
Blackwell is an unincorporated community in Morris Township, Tioga County, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It lies about 6 miles (10 km) southwest of Morris and about 6 miles (10 km) north of Cedar Run along Pennsylvania Route 414. Babb Creek enters Pine Creek at Blackwell, in the Pine Creek Gorge. The Pine Creek Rail Trail passes through Blackwell.
Babb Creek joins Pine Creek at the community of Blackwell in Tioga County. [4]
Tioga County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the population was 41,981. Its county seat is Wellsboro. The county was created on March 26, 1804, from part of Lycoming County and later organized in 1812. It is named for the Tioga River.
