South Fork Tenmile Creek (Tenmile Creek tributary)
South Fork Tenmile Creek is a 32.10 mi (51.66 km) long 5th order tributary to Tenmile Creek in Greene County, Pennsylvania.
| South Fork Tenmile Creek Tributary to Tenmile Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of South Fork Tenmile Creek mouth  South Fork Tenmile Creek (Tenmile Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Greene |
| Borough | Waynesburg Clarksville Jefferson |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | confluence of Claylick Run and Grays Run |
| • location | Rutan, Pennsylvania[1] |
| • coordinates | 39°53′42″N 080°20′27″W[2] |
| • elevation | 1,023 ft (312 m)[1] |
| Mouth | Tenmile Creek |
• location | Clarksville, Pennsylvania[3] |
• coordinates | 39°58′27″N 080°02′23″W[2] |
• elevation | 768 ft (234 m)[3] |
| Length | 32.10 mi (51.66 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 198.68 square miles (514.6 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Tenmile Creek |
| • average | 231.50 cu ft/s (6.555 m3/s) at mouth with Tenmile Creek[5] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | generally east[4] |
| River system | Monongahela River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Grays Run, Morris Run, Scott Run, West Run, Lightner Run, Rush Run, Clear Run, Throckmorton Run, Browns Creek, Toll Gate Run, Grimes Run, Ruff Creek, Browns Run, Castile Run |
| • right | Claylick Run, Hargus Creek, Pursley Creek, Smith Creek, Sugar Run, Laurel Run, Coal Lick Run |
| Bridges | Oak Road, Butternut Hollow Road, Covered Bridge Road, Tower Road, PA 21 (x2), PA 18 (x5), Oak Forest Road, Preachers Road, PA 18 (x2), S Morgan Street, US 19, PA 188, I-79, PA 188 (x2), Prison Road, Manning Bridge Road, Crayne School Road, Jefferson Road, Chartiers Road, Pollocks Mill Road, Castile Run Road, Burson Street, Center Street |
Variant names
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[2]
- Ten Mile Creek
- Tenmile Creek
Course
South Fork Tenmile Creek is formed at the confluence of Claylick Run and Grays Run in Rutan, Pennsylvania,[1] and then flows easterly to join Tenmile Creek at Clarksville.[3]
Watershed
South Fork Tenmile Creek drains 198.68 square miles (514.6 km2) of area, receives about 41.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 298.56 and is about 68% forested.[5]
See also
References
- "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- "GNIS Detail - South Fork Tenmile Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- "South Fork Tenmile Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
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