Mill Creek (Clarion River tributary)
Mill Creek is a tributary of the Clarion River in Clarion and Jefferson counties, Pennsylvania in the United States.[5][6]
| Mill Creek Tributary to Clarion River | |
|---|---|
 Mill Creek confluence with the Clarion River | |
  Location of Mill Creek mouth  Mill Creek (Clarion River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| Counties | Clarion Jefferson |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | pond on the divide between Mill Creek and North Fork River |
| • location | about 1.5 miles southwest of Sigel, Pennsylvania |
| • coordinates | 41°15′32″N 079°06′35″W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,710 ft (520 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Clarion River |
• location | Millcreek, Pennsylvania |
• coordinates | 41°14′08″N 079°19′16″W[1] |
• elevation | 1,089 ft (332 m)[1] |
| Length | 20.39 mi (32.81 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 58.98 sq mi (152.8 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 105.53 cu ft/s (2.988 m3/s)[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | south, then west |
| River system | Clarion River (Allegheny River tributary) |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Parks Run Steele Run Little Mill Creek Douglass Run Whites Run |
| • right | Hugh Run Martin Run Rankin Run Updike Run Pendleton Run Woods Run Stroup Run Trap Run |
| Bridges | PA 949, Park Road, McManigle Road, Caldwell Corners Road, Bottom Road, Jefferson County 4001, PA 949, Howe Road, Old State Road, Hudson Drive, Fisher-Strattonville Road, Millcreek Drive |
Mill Creek joins the Clarion River near the borough of Strattanville.[5]
Fishing
The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission stocks the creek with brook trout three times per year, first in the spring before the opening day of the Pennsylvania trout season then two in-season stockings during May.
References
- "GNIS Detail - Mill Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
- "Mill Creek Topo Map, Clarion County PA (Strattanville Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
- "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
- "Mill Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
- Gertler, Edward. Keystone Canoeing, Seneca Press, 2004. ISBN 0-9749692-0-6
- "Mill Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-10-05.
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