Tenmile Creek (Pennsylvania)

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Tenmile Creek
Tributary to Monongahela River
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Location of Tenmile Creek mouth
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Tenmile Creek (Pennsylvania) (the United States)
Location
Country United States of America
State Pennsylvania
County Greene
Washington
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between Tenmile Creek and Chartiers Creek
 • locationabout 2 miles west of Lagonda, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates 40°07′01″N80°19′25″W / 40.11694°N 80.32361°W / 40.11694; -80.32361 [1]
 • elevation1,290 ft (390 m) [2]
Mouth Monongahela River
 • location
 Millsboro, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates
 39°59′04″N79°59′57″W / 39.98444°N 79.99917°W / 39.98444; -79.99917 [1]
 • elevation
763 ft (233 m) [2]
Length35.15 mi (56.57 km) [3]
Basin size337.91 square miles (875.2 km2) [4]
Discharge 
 • average379.77 cu ft/s (10.754 m3/s) at mouth with Monongahela River [4]
Basin features
Progressionsoutheast
River system Monongahela River
Tributaries 
 • leftBane Creek
Montgomery Run
Smith Run
Little Tenmile Creek
Horn Run
Daniels Run
Plum Run
Black Hollow
 • rightCrafts Creek
Short Creek
Hufford Run
Patterson Run
Barrs Run
South Fork Tenmile Creek

Tenmile Creek is a stream in Washington and Greene Counties, Pennsylvania, USA. [5] It is a tributary of the Monongahela River.

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Name origin

Tenmile Creek was so named on account of frequent branches, occurring about every 10 miles (16 km). [6] The creek's name is sometimes spelled Ten Mile Creek or Ten-Mile Creek. [1]

Tributaries

The major tributary of Tenmile Creek is South Fork Tenmile Creek, which rises in western Greene County and flows generally east entering Tenmile Creek at Clarksville, Pennsylvania. The watershed is roughly 24% agricultural, 68% forested and the rest is other uses. [7]

South Fork Tenmile Creek has a number of smaller tributaries, including Grimes Run on the left, which rises in central Greene County and flows southeast entering South Fork Tenmile Creek northeast of Morrisville, Pennsylvania. The watershed is roughly 15% agricultural, 74% forested and the rest is other uses. [8]

See also

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Coal Lick Run is a small tributary to South Fork Tenmile Creek in southwestern Pennsylvania. The stream rises in northeastern Greene and flows north entering South Fork Tenmile Creek east of Morrisville, Pennsylvania near the Greene County Airport. The watershed is roughly 30% agricultural, 53% forested and the rest is other uses.

Castile Run is a small tributary to South Fork Tenmile Creek in southwestern Pennsylvania. The stream rises in northeastern Greene County and flows southeast entering South Fork Tenmile Creek at Chartiers, Pennsylvania. The watershed is roughly 25% agricultural, 69% forested and the rest is other uses.

Browns Run is a small tributary to South Fork Tenmile Creek in southwestern Pennsylvania. The stream rises in northeastern Greene County and flows south-southeast entering South Fork Tenmile Creek at Mather, Pennsylvania. The watershed is roughly 31% agricultural, 61% forested and the rest is other uses.

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.

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South Fork Tenmile Creek is a 32.10 mi (51.66 km) long 5th order tributary to Tenmile Creek in Greene County, Pennsylvania.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "GNIS Detail - Tenmile Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Tenmile Creek Topo Map, Washington County PA (Carmichaels Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  3. ↑ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  4. 1 2 "Tenmile Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  5. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tenmile Creek (Pennsylvania)
  6. ↑ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 129.
  7. ↑ "South Fork Tenmile Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  8. ↑ "Grimes Run Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
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