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Skunk Run (Slippery Rock Creek tributary)

Coordinates: 40°54′11″N 80°13′31″W / 40.90306°N 80.22528°W / 40.90306; -80.22528
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Skunk Run
Tributary to Slippery Rock Creek
Skunk Run (Slippery Rock Creek tributary) is located in Pennsylvania
Skunk Run (Slippery Rock Creek tributary)
Location of Skunk Run mouth
Skunk Run (Slippery Rock Creek tributary) is located in the United States
Skunk Run (Slippery Rock Creek tributary)
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 / 40.92250°N 80.26472°W / 40.92250; -80.26472[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 / 40.90306°N 80.22528°W / 40.90306; -80.22528[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
ProgressionSlippery Rock CreekConnoquenessing CreekBeaver RiverOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemBeaver River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesEllwood Road, Frew Road, Hogue Road

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]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Skunk 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 c "Skunk Run Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 18 August 2019.