Bull Creek (Allegheny River tributary)

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Bull Creek
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Country United States
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 - coordinates 40°41′40″N79°53′43″W / 40.6945103°N 79.8953328°W / 40.6945103; -79.8953328
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 - coordinates
 40°35′51″N79°45′36″W / 40.5975667°N 79.7600487°W / 40.5975667; -79.7600487 Coordinates: 40°35′51″N79°45′36″W / 40.5975667°N 79.7600487°W / 40.5975667; -79.7600487
 - elevation
755 ft (230 m)
Basin features
River system Allegheny River

Bull Creek is a tributary of the Allegheny River in Allegheny and Butler counties, Pennsylvania in the United States. [1]

Tributary stream or river that flows into a main stem river or lake

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.

Allegheny River river in western Pennsylvania and New York, United States

The Allegheny River is a 325-mile (523 km) long headwater stream of the Ohio River in western Pennsylvania and New York, United States. The Allegheny River runs from its headwaters just below the middle of Pennsylvania's northern border northwesterly into New York then in a zigzag southwesterly across the border and through Western Pennsylvania to join the Monongahela River at the Forks of the Ohio on the "Point" of Point State Park in Downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Allegheny River is, by volume, the main headstream of both the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers. Historically, the Allegheny was considered to be the upper Ohio River by both Native Americans and European settlers.

Allegheny County, Pennsylvania County in the United States

Allegheny County is a county in the southwest of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of 2017 the population was 1,223,048, making it the state's second-most populous county, following Philadelphia County. The county seat is Pittsburgh. Allegheny County is included in the Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area, and in the Pittsburgh Designated Market Area.

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Bull Creek joins the Allegheny River at the borough of Tarentum.

Tarentum, Pennsylvania Borough in Pennsylvania, United States

Tarentum is a borough in Allegheny County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It is 22 miles (35 km) northeast of Downtown Pittsburgh, along the Allegheny River. Tarentum was an industrial center where plate glass and bottles were manufactured; bricks, lumber, steel and iron novelties, steel billets and sheets, sack and wrapping paper were also produced. The Pennsylvania Railroad operated a station in Tarentum; its rail line ran through the town. The population was 4,530 at the 2010 census. Two statues of Hebe, the Greek goddess of youth, are displayed by the borough in Tarentum.

Tributaries

(Mouth at the Allegheny River)

Pennsylvania Route 366 highway in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Route 366 is a 14.8-mile-long (23.8 km) state highway located in Allegheny and Westmoreland Counties in Pennsylvania. The western terminus is at PA 28 in Tarentum. The eastern terminus is at PA 66 in Murrysville. The last 1/2 mile of the Red Belt route of the Allegheny County belt system runs along PA 366 in Tarentum from its eastbound beginning at the PA 28 interchange to the intersection of Freeport Rd. and Ross St. where the Red Belt terminates.

Fawn Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Township in Pennsylvania, United States

Fawn Township is a township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,376 at the 2010 census. The township derives its name either directly after Fahan, County Donegal, Ireland, by Irish settlers of which 'fawn' is the phonetic pronunciation, or indirectly from the York County township of that name with name origin.

Lardintown Run is a tributary of Bull Creek and a sub-tributary of the Allegheny River located in both Allegheny and Butler counties in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.

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Little Bull Creek (Allegheny River tributary) river in the United States of America

Little Bull Creek is a tributary of Bull Creek and part of the Allegheny River watershed located in both Allegheny and Butler counties in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.

Pucketa Creek is a tributary of the Allegheny River located in both Allegheny and Westmoreland counties in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.

McDowell Run is a tributary of Bull Creek in Allegheny and Butler counties in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.

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References

  1. ↑ "Bull Creek". Geographic Names Information System. 1979-08-02. Retrieved 2009-11-25.
  2. ↑ "Little Bull Creek". Geographic Names Information System. 1979-08-02. Retrieved 2009-11-25.
  3. ↑ "McDowell Run". Geographic Names Information System. 1979-08-02. Retrieved 2010-01-19.
  4. ↑ "Lardintown Run". Geographic Names Information System. 1979-08-02. Retrieved 2009-11-25.
  5. ↑ "Rocky Run". Geographic Names Information System. 1979-08-02. Retrieved 2010-01-25.
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