Blacks Creek (Slippery Rock Creek tributary)

Blacks Creek is a small tributary of Slippery Rock Creek in western Pennsylvania. The stream rises in southeastern Venango County and flows south entering Slippery Rock Creek near Boyers, Pennsylvania. The watershed is roughly 31% agricultural, 62% forested and the rest is other uses.[4]

Blacks Creek
Tributary to Slippery Rock Creek
Location of Blacks Creek mouth
Blacks Creek (Slippery Rock Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States of America
StatePennsylvania
CountyButler
Venango
TownshipsMarion (Butler)
Irwin (Venango)
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between Blacks Creek and Scrubgrass Creek
  locationabout 2 miles south of Nectarine, Pennsylvania
  coordinates41°10′33″N 79°55′17″W[1]
  elevation1,420 ft (430 m)[2]
MouthSlippery Rock Creek
  location
about 0.25 miles west of Boyers, Pennsylvania
  coordinates
41°06′41″N 79°54′56″W[1]
  elevation
1,190 ft (360 m)[2]
Length4.8 mi (7.7 km)[3]
Basin size8.75 square miles (22.7 km2)[4]
Discharge 
  average13.42 cu ft/s (0.380 m3/s) at mouth with Slippery Rock Creek[4]
Basin features
Progressionsouth
River systemBeaver River
Tributaries 
  leftunnamed tributaries
  rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesCounty Line Road, Porter Road, Creek Bottom Road, Eau Claire Road

References

  1. "GNIS Detail - Blacks Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  2. "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. "Blacks Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 21 August 2019.


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