Big Run Tributary to Slippery Rock Creek | |
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Location | |
Country | United States of America |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Butler |
Township | Brady |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | divide between Big Run and Muddy Creek |
• location | about 0.25 miles south of Elora, Pennsylvania |
• coordinates | 40°59′14″N79°59′20″W / 40.98722°N 79.98889°W [1] |
• elevation | 1,370 ft (420 m) [2] |
Mouth | Slippery Rock Creek |
• location | about 0.25 miles east of Crolls Mills, Pennsylvania |
• coordinates | 41°01′14″N80°02′07″W / 41.02056°N 80.03528°W Coordinates: 41°01′14″N80°02′07″W / 41.02056°N 80.03528°W [1] |
• elevation | 1,130 ft (340 m) [2] |
Length | 4.52 mi (7.27 km) [3] |
Basin size | 7.14 square miles (18.5 km2) [4] |
Discharge | |
• average | 10.36 cu ft/s (0.293 m3/s) at mouth with Slippery Rock Creek [4] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Slippery Rock Creek → Connoquenessing Creek → Beaver River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
River system | Beaver River |
Tributaries | |
• left | unnamed tributaries |
• right | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges | William Flynn Highway (PA 8) (x2), Duffy Road, McBride Road |
Big Run is a small tributary of Slippery Rock Creek in western Pennsylvania. The stream rises in northwestern Butler County and flows northwest entering Slippery Rock Creek just east of Crolls Mills, Pennsylvania. The watershed is roughly 26% agricultural, 65% forested and the rest is other uses. [4]
Slippery Rock Creek is a small stream in Western Pennsylvania, a tributary of Connoquenessing Creek. From its source in Hilliards in Butler County, it flows through McConnells Mill State Park before flowing into the Connoquenessing in Ellwood City. Then, the Connoquenessing flows into the Beaver River just three miles south from the mouth of Slippery Rock.
Muddy Creek is a tributary of Slippery Rock Creek in Butler and Lawrence Counties in Pennsylvania in the United States. The run is 23.2 miles (37.3 km) long, flows generally west, and its watershed is 58.2 square miles (150.7 km2) in area. Muddy Creek is the main water source for Lake Arthur in Moraine State Park.
Hell Run is an 4.5 mi (7.2 km) long tributary to Slippery Rock Creek in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania. Hell Run flows most of its distance through McConnells Mill State Park and is the only stream in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania rated as an Exceptional Value (EV) stream.
Wolf Creek is a 24.74 mi (39.82 km) long tributary to Slippery Rock Creek that rises from Pine Swamp in Mercer County and flows south to Butler County, Pennsylvania. Wolf Creek drains the Borough of Grove City, Pennsylvania.
Cheeseman Run is a small tributary of Slippery Rock Creek in western Pennsylvania. The stream rises in western Butler County near Portersville and flows northwest into Lawrence County entering Slippery Rock Creek in McConnells Mill State Park.
Grindstone Run is a small tributary of Slippery Rock Creek in western Pennsylvania. The stream rises in eastern Lawrence County flows northwest into Slippery Rock Creek in McConnells Mill State Park.
Skunk Run is a small tributary of Slippery Rock Creek in western Pennsylvania. The stream rises in eastern Lawrence County at the Shenango and Slippery Rock Township line and then flows southeast entering Slippery Rock Creek in McConnells Mill State Park. The watershed is nearly 50% forested.
Taylor Run is a small tributary of Slippery Rock Creek in western Pennsylvania. The stream rises in southern Mercer County near Drake and flows south into Lawrence County entering Slippery Rock Creek upstream of Harlansburg, Pennsylvania. The watershed is roughly 60% agricultural, 30% forested and the rest is other uses.
Jamison Run is a small tributary of Slippery Rock Creek in western Pennsylvania. The stream rises in northern Lawrence County and flows south entering Slippery Rock Creek at Elliotts Mills, Pennsylvania. The watershed is roughly 46% agricultural, 45% forested and the rest is other uses.
Black Run is a small tributary of Slippery Rock Creek in western Pennsylvania. The stream rises in northwestern Butler County and flows northwest entering Slippery Rock Creek south of Elliotts Mills, Pennsylvania. The watershed is roughly 48% agricultural, 45% forested and the rest is other uses.
Hogue Run is a small tributary of Slippery Rock Creek in western Pennsylvania. The stream rises in northwestern Butler County and flows northeast then north entering Slippery Rock Creek at Camp Crestview. The watershed is roughly 34% agricultural, 61% forested and the rest is other uses.
Glade Run is a small tributary of Slippery Rock Creek in western Pennsylvania. The stream rises in northwestern Butler County and flows northwest entering Slippery Rock Creek at Slippery Rock Park, Pennsylvania. The watershed is roughly 42% agricultural, 51% forested and the rest is other uses.
Long Run is a small tributary of Slippery Rock Creek in western Pennsylvania. The stream rises in northwestern Butler County and flows south entering Slippery Rock Creek at Camp Bucoco, Pennsylvania. The watershed is roughly 49% agricultural, 44% forested and the rest is other uses.
McMurray Run is a small tributary of Slippery Rock Creek in western Pennsylvania. The stream rises in northwestern Butler County and flows south entering Slippery Rock Creek at Rock Hill Camp. The watershed is roughly 39% agricultural, 53% forested and the rest is other uses.
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.
Blacks Creek is a small tributary of Slippery Rock Creek in western Pennsylvania. The stream rises in southeastern Venango County and flows south entering Slippery Rock Creek near Boyers, Pennsylvania. The watershed is roughly 31% agricultural, 62% forested and the rest is other uses.
Seaton Creek is a small tributary of Slippery Rock Creek in western Pennsylvania. The stream rises in northern Butler County and flows southwest entering Slippery Rock Creek near Boyers, Pennsylvania. The watershed is roughly 26% agricultural, 68% forested and the rest is other uses.
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.
Scholars Run is a tributary of Connoquenessing Creek in western Pennsylvania. The stream rises in southwestern Butler County and flows south entering Connoquenessing Creek at Harmony, Pennsylvania. The watershed is roughly 36% agricultural, 53% forested and the rest is other uses.
McDonald Run is a 3.07 mi (4.94 km) long tributary to Slippery Rock Creek that rises near Forestville in Butler County, Pennsylvania and flows south to meet Slippery Rock Creek near Branchton.