Grindstone Run (Slippery Rock Creek tributary)

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Grindstone Run
Tributary to Slippery Rock Creek
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Location of Grindstone Run mouth
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Grindstone Run (Slippery Rock Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
Country United States of America
State Pennsylvania
County Lawrence
Township Perry
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between Slippery Rock Creek and Camp Run
  locationabout 3 miles north of Pyles Mills, Pennsylvania in Perry Township
  coordinates 40°54′28″N80°10′49″W / 40.90778°N 80.18028°W / 40.90778; -80.18028 [1]
  elevation1,260 ft (380 m) [2]
Mouth Slippery Rock Creek
  location
about 1 mile upstream on Slippery Rock Creek from Harris Bridge in McConnells Mill State Park
  coordinates
40°55′13″N80°12′01″W / 40.92028°N 80.20028°W / 40.92028; -80.20028 Coordinates: 40°55′13″N80°12′01″W / 40.92028°N 80.20028°W / 40.92028; -80.20028 [1]
  elevation
920 ft (280 m) [2]
Length1.3 mi (2.1 km) [3]
Basin size1.0 square mile (2.6 km2) [4]
Discharge 
  average1.32 cu ft/s (0.037 m3/s) at mouth with Slippery Rock Creek [4]
Basin features
Progression Slippery Rock CreekConnoquenessing CreekBeaver RiverOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River system Beaver River
Tributaries 
  leftunnamed tributaries
  rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesMountville Road

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.

See also

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Big Run (Slippery Rock Creek tributary) River in Pennsylvania

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References

  1. 1 2 "GNIS Detail - Grindstone Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  2. 1 2 "New Castle Topo Map, Lawrence County PA (New Castle North Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  4. 1 2 "Grindstone Run Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 18 August 2019.