Ruff Creek (South Fork Tenmile Creek tributary)

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Ruff Creek
Tributary to South Fork Tenmile Creek
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Location of Ruff Creek mouth
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Ruff Creek (South Fork Tenmile Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
Country United States of America
State Pennsylvania
County Greene
Townships Morgan
Washington
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between Ruff Creek and Tenmile Creek
 • locationabout 1 mile southeast of Dunn's Station, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates 40°00′31″N080°14′26″W / 40.00861°N 80.24056°W / 40.00861; -80.24056 [1]
 • elevation1,230 ft (370 m) [2]
Mouth South Fork Tenmile Creek
 • location
about 3 miles northeast of Morrisville, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates
 39°54′57″N080°06′19″W / 39.91583°N 80.10528°W / 39.91583; -80.10528 [1]
 • elevation
879 ft (268 m) [3]
Length13.2 mi (21.2 km) [4]
Basin size26.16 square miles (67.8 km2) [5]
Discharge 
 • average31.85 cu ft/s (0.902 m3/s) at mouth with South Fork Tenmile Creek [5]
Basin features
Progressionsoutheast
River system Monongahela River
Tributaries 
 • leftCraynes Run
Poverty Run
Grimes Run
 • rightWalkers Run
Jersey Run

Ruff Creek is a large tributary to South Fork Tenmile Creek in southwestern Pennsylvania. The stream rises in north-central Greene County and flows southeast entering South Fork Tenmile Creek northeast of Morrisville, Pennsylvania. The watershed is roughly 27% agricultural, 64% forested and the rest is other uses. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "GNIS Detail - Ruff Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  2. ↑ "Ruff Creek Topo Map, Greene County PA (Waynesburg Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  3. ↑ "Ruff Creek, Greene County, Pennsylvania, Stream [Mather USGS Topographic Map] by MyTopo". www.mytopo.com. Trimble. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  4. ↑ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  5. 1 2 3 "Ruff Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 1 September 2019.



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