Black Run (Slippery Rock Creek tributary)

Black Run is a small tributary of Slippery Rock Creek in western Pennsylvania. The stream rises in northwestern Butler County and flows northwest entering Slippery Rock Creek south of Elliotts Mills, Pennsylvania. The watershed is roughly 48% agricultural, 45% forested and the rest is other uses.[4]

Black Run
Tributary to Slippery Rock Creek
Black Run (Slippery Rock Creek tributary) is located in Pennsylvania
Black Run (Slippery Rock Creek tributary)
Location of Black Run mouth
Black Run (Slippery Rock Creek tributary) is located in the United States
Black Run (Slippery Rock Creek tributary)
Black Run (Slippery Rock Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States of America
StatePennsylvania
CountyButler
TownshipWorth
Physical characteristics
Sourcewetland just above Tamarack Lake
 • locationabout 2 miles south of Moores Corners, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates41°00′26″N 80°04′48″W / 41.00722°N 80.08000°W / 41.00722; -80.08000[1]
 • elevation1,195 ft (364 m)[2]
MouthSlippery Rock Creek
 • location
about 1 mile south of Elliotts Mills, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates
41°01′29″N 80°07′55″W / 41.02472°N 80.13194°W / 41.02472; -80.13194[1]
 • elevation
1,090 ft (330 m)[2]
Length3.64 mi (5.86 km)[3]
Basin size7.67 square miles (19.9 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • average10.83 cu ft/s (0.307 m3/s) at mouth with Slippery Rock Creek[4]
Basin features
ProgressionSlippery Rock CreekConnoquenessing CreekBeaver RiverOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemBeaver River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
WaterbodiesTamarack Lake
BridgesSwope Road, W Park Road, I-79, Brandon Road

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Black Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Plain Grove Topo Map, Lawrence County PA (Harlansburg Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "Black Run Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 18 August 2019.