Blacks Creek (Slippery Rock Creek tributary) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Blacks Creek |
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Location of Blacks Creek mouth
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| Other name(s) | Tributary to Slippery Rock Creek |
| Country | United States of America |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Butler Venango |
| Townships | Marion (Butler) Irwin (Venango) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Main source | divide between Blacks Creek and Scrubgrass Creek about 2 miles south of Nectarine, Pennsylvania 1,420 ft (430 m) 41°10′33″N 79°55′17″W / 41.17583°N 79.92139°W |
| River mouth | Slippery Rock Creek about 0.25 miles west of Boyers, Pennsylvania 1,190 ft (360 m) 41°06′41″N 79°54′56″W / 41.11139°N 79.91556°W |
| Length | 4.8 mi (7.7 km) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | south |
| River system | Beaver River |
| Basin size | 8.75 square miles (22.7 km2) |
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| Bridges | County Line Road, Porter Road, Creek Bottom Road, Eau Claire Road |
Blacks Creek is a small tributary of Slippery Rock Creek in western Pennsylvania. The stream rises in southeastern Venango County and flows south entering Slippery Rock Creek near Boyers, Pennsylvania. The watershed is roughly 31% agricultural, 62% forested and the rest is other uses.
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