Brush Creek (Connoquenessing Creek tributary)

Brush Creek is a tributary of Connoquenessing Creek in western Pennsylvania. The stream rises in northwestern Allegheny County and flows northwest, entering Connoquenessing Creek at Hazen. The watershed is roughly 35% agricultural, 42% forested and the rest is other uses.[4]

Brush Creek
Tributary to Connoquenessing Creek
Location of Brush Creek mouth
Brush Creek (Connoquenessing Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States of America
StatePennsylvania
CountyAllegheny
Beaver
Butler
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between Brush Creek and Pine Creek (Allegheny River)
  locationWarrendale, Pennsylvania
  coordinates40°38′32″N 80°03′48″W[1]
  elevation1,160 ft (350 m)[2]
MouthConnoquenessing Creek
  location
Hazen, Beaver County, Pennsylvania
  coordinates
40°49′09″N 80°14′49″W[1]
  elevation
860 ft (260 m)[2]
Length21.08 mi (33.92 km)[3]
Basin size56.15 square miles (145.4 km2)[4]
Discharge 
  average57.53 cu ft/s (1.629 m3/s) at mouth with Connoquenessing Creek[4]
Basin features
Progressionnorthwest
River systemBeaver River
Tributaries 
  leftunnamed tributaries
  rightunnamed tributaries

References

  1. "GNIS Detail - Brush Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  2. "Connoquenessing Creek Topo Map, Lawrence County PA (Beaver Falls Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  4. "Brush Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 21 August 2019.


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