Rocky Run (Bull Creek tributary)

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Rocky Run
Country United States
Physical characteristics
Main source 40°43′22″N79°51′45″W / 40.7227778°N 79.8625°W / 40.7227778; -79.8625
River mouth 922 ft (281 m)
40°40′28″N79°49′41″W / 40.6745103°N 79.8281078°W / 40.6745103; -79.8281078 Coordinates: 40°40′28″N79°49′41″W / 40.6745103°N 79.8281078°W / 40.6745103; -79.8281078
Basin features
River system Allegheny River

Rocky Run is a tributary of Bull Creek in Butler County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. [1]

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

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Butler County, Pennsylvania county in Pennsylvania, United States of America

Butler County is a county in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the population was 183,862. Its county seat is Butler. Butler County was created on March 12, 1800, from part of Allegheny County and named in honor of General Richard Butler, a hero of the American Revolution.

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Course

The entire course of Rocky Run is within Clinton Township. It rises just east of Sandy Hill Road along Glade Mill Road (part of PA Route 228). The stream generally flows in a southeastern direction towards Allegheny County. Rocky Run then empties into Bull Creek near Saxonburg Boulevard's intersection with Cherry Valley Road.

Clinton Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania Township in Pennsylvania, United States

Clinton Township is a township in Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,864 at the 2010 census. For generations it was home to a U.S. Steel plant.

Pennsylvania Route 228 highway in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Route 228 is a 21.1-mile-long (34.0 km) state highway located in Butler County, Pennsylvania. The western terminus is at US 19 in Cranberry Township. The eastern terminus is at PA 356 in Buffalo Township. Because of the continued growth in Cranberry Township, Seven Fields, and Adams Township, PennDOT is in the planning stages to widen the highway to four lanes between Cranberry and PA 8.

Allegheny County, Pennsylvania county in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania

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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References

  1. ↑ "Rocky Run". Geographic Names Information System. 1979-08-02. Retrieved 2010-07-14.
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