North Branch Slippery Rock Creek is a main tributary of Slippery Rock Creek in western Pennsylvania. The stream rises in southeastern Venango County and flows south-southwest entering Slippery Rock Creek near Atwells Crossing. The watershed is roughly 33% agricultural, 59% forested and the rest is other uses.[4]

North Branch Slippery Rock Creek
Tributary to Slippery Rock Creek
North Branch Slippery Rock Creek is located in Pennsylvania
North Branch Slippery Rock Creek
Location of North Branch Slippery Rock Creek mouth
North Branch Slippery Rock Creek is located in the United States
North Branch Slippery Rock Creek
North Branch Slippery Rock Creek (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States of America
StatePennsylvania
CountyButler
Venango
TownshipsMarion (Butler)
Irwin (Venango)
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between North Branch Slippery Rock Creek and East Branch of Wolf Creek
 • locationBarkeyville, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates41°11′53″N 79°58′57″W / 41.19806°N 79.98250°W / 41.19806; -79.98250[1]
 • elevation1,370 ft (420 m)[2]
MouthSlippery Rock Creek
 • location
about 0.5 miles southwest of Atwells Crossing, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates
41°05′53″N 79°55′49″W / 41.09806°N 79.93028°W / 41.09806; -79.93028[1]
 • elevation
1,180 ft (360 m)[2]
Length8.97 mi (14.44 km)[3]
Basin size16.17 square miles (41.9 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • average24.28 cu ft/s (0.688 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
BridgesStevenson Road, Barkeyville Road, Pittsburgh Road (PA 8), White Oak Road, Smith Road, Campground Road, Eau Claire Road, Watson Road, Boyers Road, Damatteis Road

See also

edit

References

edit
  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - North Branch Slippery Rock Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  2. ^ a b "North Branch Slippery Rock Creek Topo Map, Butler County PA (West Sunbury Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "North Branch Slippery Rock Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 21 August 2019.