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Grindstone Run (Slippery Rock Creek tributary)

Coordinates: 40°55′13″N 80°12′01″W / 40.92028°N 80.20028°W / 40.92028; -80.20028
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Grindstone Run
Tributary to Slippery Rock Creek
Grindstone Run (Slippery Rock Creek tributary) is located in Pennsylvania
Grindstone Run (Slippery Rock Creek tributary)
Location of Grindstone Run mouth
Grindstone Run (Slippery Rock Creek tributary) is located in the United States
Grindstone Run (Slippery Rock Creek tributary)
Grindstone Run (Slippery Rock Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States of America
StatePennsylvania
CountyLawrence
TownshipPerry
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between Slippery Rock Creek and Camp Run
 • locationabout 3 miles north of Pyles Mills, Pennsylvania in Perry Township
 • coordinates40°54′28″N 80°10′49″W / 40.90778°N 80.18028°W / 40.90778; -80.18028[1]
 • elevation1,260 ft (380 m)[2]
MouthSlippery Rock Creek
 • location
about 1 mile upstream on Slippery Rock Creek from Harris Bridge in McConnells Mill State Park
 • coordinates
40°55′13″N 80°12′01″W / 40.92028°N 80.20028°W / 40.92028; -80.20028[1]
 • elevation
920 ft (280 m)[2]
Length1.3 mi (2.1 km)[3]
Basin size1.0 square mile (2.6 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • average1.32 cu ft/s (0.037 m3/s) at mouth with Slippery Rock Creek[4]
Basin features
ProgressionSlippery Rock CreekConnoquenessing CreekBeaver RiverOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemBeaver River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesMountville Road

Grindstone Run is a small tributary of Slippery Rock Creek in western Pennsylvania. The stream rises in eastern Lawrence County flows northwest into Slippery Rock Creek in McConnells Mill State Park.

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References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Grindstone Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  2. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "Grindstone Run Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 18 August 2019.