Skunk Run (Slippery Rock Creek tributary)

Skunk Run is a small tributary of Slippery Rock Creek in western Pennsylvania. The stream rises in eastern Lawrence County at the Shenango and Slippery Rock Township line and then flows southeast entering Slippery Rock Creek in McConnells Mill State Park. The watershed is nearly 50% forested.[4]

Skunk Run
Tributary to Slippery Rock Creek
Location of Skunk Run mouth
Skunk Run (Slippery Rock Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States of America
StatePennsylvania
CountyLawrence
TownshipsShenango
Slippery Rock
Wayne
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between Slippery Rock Creek and Connoquenessing Creek
  locationShenango and Slippery Rock township line at Castlewood, Pennsylvania
  coordinates40°55′21″N 80°15′53″W[1]
  elevation1,260 ft (380 m)[2]
MouthSlippery Rock Creek
  location
just downstream of Armstrong Bridge in McConnells Mill State Park
  coordinates
40°54′11″N 80°13′31″W[1]
  elevation
940 ft (290 m)[2]
Length2.93 mi (4.72 km)[3]
Basin size1.86 square miles (4.8 km2)[4]
Discharge 
  average2.35 cu ft/s (0.067 m3/s) at mouth with Slippery Rock Creek[4]
Basin features
Progressionsoutheast
River systemBeaver River
Tributaries 
  leftunnamed tributaries
  rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesEllwood Road, Frew Road, Hogue Road

References

  1. "GNIS Detail - Skunk Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  2. "New Castle Topo Map, Lawrence County PA (New Castle North Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  4. "Skunk Run Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 18 August 2019.



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