Sewickley Creek facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Sewickley Creek |
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Location of Sewickley Creek mouth
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| Other name(s) | Tributary to Youghiogheny River |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Westmoreland |
| Borough | Hunker Youngwood New Stanton |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Main source | Fourmile Run divide about 1 mile north-northeast of Unity, Pennsylvania 1,145 ft (349 m) 40°15′57″N 079°26′07″W / 40.26583°N 79.43528°W |
| River mouth | Youghiogheny River Collinsburg, Pennsylvania 740 ft (230 m) 40°13′45″N 079°46′39″W / 40.22917°N 79.77750°W |
| Length | 29.53 mi (47.52 km) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | generally west |
| River system | Monongahela River |
| Basin size | 167.49 square miles (433.8 km2) |
| Tributaries |
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| Bridges | Schmuckers Road, PA 981, Kemerer Road, Phillips Road, PA 130, Bingham Road, Dutch Hill Road, Pollins Road, Fairground Road, United Road, Mt. Pleasant Road, Brinkerton Ext., Udell Road, Mt. Pleasant Road, Trouttown Road, Stone Church Road, US 119, I-76, S Center Avenue, Chaney Brothers Road, New Stanton-Ruffsdale Road, Hunker Waltz Mill Road, Waltz Mill Road, I-70, Yukon Road, Creek Road, Bells Mills Road, PA 136, Apples Mill Road, Sutersville Road |
Sewickley Creek is a 29.53 mi (47.52 km) long 4th order tributary to the Youghiogheny River in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.
Variant names
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:
- Sewickey Creek
Course
Sewickley Creek rises in a pond about 1 mile north of Unity, Pennsylvania, and then flows westerly to join the Youghiogheny River across from Collinsburg.
Watershed
Sewickley Creek drains 167.49 square miles (433.8 km2) of area, receives about 43.3 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 370.17, and is about 45% forested.
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