Little Bull Creek | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• coordinates | 40°42′01″N79°45′20″W / 40.7003431°N 79.7556058°W |
Mouth | |
• coordinates | 40°36′38″N79°45′20″W / 40.6106221°N 79.7556043°W Coordinates: 40°36′38″N79°45′20″W / 40.6106221°N 79.7556043°W |
• elevation | 784 ft (239 m) |
Basin features | |
River system | Allegheny River |
Little Bull Creek is a tributary of Bull Creek and part of the Allegheny River watershed located in both Allegheny and Butler counties in Pennsylvania, U.S. [1]
Little Bull Creek rises in Butler County. It then flows into Allegheny County, generally along the southeastern side of Pennsylvania Route 28. The stream joins Bull Creek via a culvert underneath Bull Creek Road (a section of Pennsylvania Route 366) at the borough of Tarentum.
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Bull Creek may refer to:
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