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For other streams in Pennsylvania named Muddy Creek, see Muddy Creek.
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Muddy Creek
Muddy Creek (Slippery Rock Creek tributary) is located in Pennsylvania
Muddy Creek (Slippery Rock Creek tributary)
Muddy Creek (Slippery Rock Creek tributary) is located in the United States
Muddy Creek (Slippery Rock Creek tributary)
Location of Muddy Creek mouth
Other name(s) Tributary to Slippery Rock Creek
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
Counties Butler
Lawrence
Physical characteristics
Main source divide between Muddy Creek and Allegheny River
about 1 mile southeast of West Sunbury, Pennsylvania
1,370 ft (420 m)
40°59′39″N 080°10′46″W / 40.99417°N 80.17944°W / 40.99417; -80.17944
River mouth Slippery Rock Creek
about 0.5 miles downstream of Kennedy Mill
1,040 ft (320 m)
40°58′48″N 079°52′31″W / 40.98000°N 79.87528°W / 40.98000; -79.87528
Length 20.14 mi (32.41 km)
Basin features
Progression west
River system Beaver River
Basin size 80.66 square miles (208.9 km2)
Tributaries
  • Left:
    Swamp Run
    Shannon Run
    Big Run
    Bear Run
  • Right:
    unnamed tributaries
Waterbodies Lake Arthur
Bridges Vidic Road, W Sunbury Road, N Beaver Dam Road, Shroyer Mill Road, William Flynn Highway (PA 8), PA 528, W Park Road, I-79, Currie Road, Book Road, US 19

Muddy Creek is a tributary of Slippery Rock Creek in Butler and Lawrence Counties in Pennsylvania in the United States. The run is 23.2 miles (37.3 km) long, flows generally west, and its watershed is 58.2 square miles (150.7 km2) in area. Muddy Creek is the main water source for Lake Arthur in Moraine State Park.

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