Little Bull Creek (Allegheny River tributary)

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Little Bull Creek
BurtnerStoneHouse.jpg
The Burtner Stone House was built in 1821 along Little Bull Creek.
Location
Country United States
Physical characteristics
Source 
  coordinates 40°42′01″N79°45′20″W / 40.7003431°N 79.7556058°W / 40.7003431; -79.7556058
Mouth  
  coordinates
40°36′38″N79°45′20″W / 40.6106221°N 79.7556043°W / 40.6106221; -79.7556043 Coordinates: 40°36′38″N79°45′20″W / 40.6106221°N 79.7556043°W / 40.6106221; -79.7556043
  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]

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Course

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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References

  1. "Little Bull Creek". Geographic Names Information System. 1979-08-02. Retrieved 2009-11-25.
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