Sewickley Creek is a 29.53 mi (47.52 km) long 4th order tributary to the Youghiogheny River in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]

Sewickley Creek
Tributary to Youghiogheny River
Sewickley Creek from the Five Star Trail
A bend in Sewickley Creek as seen from the Five Star Trail, just southeast of the campus of Westmoreland Community College in Hempfield Township, PA, December 2018.
Map of Sewickley Creek mouth location
Map of Sewickley Creek mouth location
Location of Sewickley Creek mouth
Map of Sewickley Creek mouth location
Map of Sewickley Creek mouth location
Sewickley Creek (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyWestmoreland
BoroughHunker
Youngwood
New Stanton
Physical characteristics
SourceFourmile Run divide
 • locationabout 1 mile north-northeast of Pleasant Unity, Pennsylvania[2]
 • coordinates40°15′57″N 079°26′07″W / 40.26583°N 79.43528°W / 40.26583; -79.43528[1]
 • elevation1,145 ft (349 m)[2]
MouthYoughiogheny River
 • location
Collinsburg, Pennsylvania[3]
 • coordinates
40°13′45″N 079°46′39″W / 40.22917°N 79.77750°W / 40.22917; -79.77750[1]
 • elevation
740 ft (230 m)[3]
Length29.53 mi (47.52 km)[4]
Basin size167.49 square miles (433.8 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationYoughiogheny River
 • average205.64 cu ft/s (5.823 m3/s) at mouth with Youghiogheny River[5]
Basin features
ProgressionYoughiogheny RiverMonongahela RiverOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemMonongahela River
Tributaries 
 • leftWelty Run
Boyer Run
Wilson Run
Belson Run
Buffalo Run
Lick Run
Hunters Run
 • rightNorth Branch Sewickley Creek
Brinker Run
Township Line Run
Jacks Run
Pinkerton Run
Kelly Run
Little Sewickley Creek
BridgesSchmuckers Road, PA 981, Kemerer Road, Phillips Road, PA 130, Bingham Road, Dutch Hill Road, Pollins Road, Fairground Road, United Road, Mt. Pleasant Road, Brinkerton Ext., Udell Road, Mt. Pleasant Road, Trouttown Road, Stone Church Road, US 119, I-76, S Center Avenue, Chaney Brothers Road, New Stanton-Ruffsdale Road, Hunker Waltz Mill Road, Waltz Mill Road, I-70, Yukon Road, Creek Road, Bells Mills Road, PA 136, Apples Mill Road, Sutersville Road

Variant names

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According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]

  • Sewickey Creek

Course

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Sewickley Creek rises in a pond about 1 mile north of Pleasant Unity, Pennsylvania,[2] and then flows westerly to join the Youghiogheny River across from Collinsburg.[3]

Watershed

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Sewickley Creek drains 167.49 square miles (433.8 km2) of area, receives about 43.3 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 370.17, and is about 45% forested.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "GNIS Detail - Sewickley Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "Sewickley Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
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