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Skunk Run
Skunk Run (Slippery Rock Creek tributary) is located in Pennsylvania
Skunk Run (Slippery Rock Creek tributary)
Skunk Run (Slippery Rock Creek tributary) is located in the United States
Skunk Run (Slippery Rock Creek tributary)
Location of Skunk Run mouth
Other name(s) Tributary to Slippery Rock Creek
Country United States of America
State Pennsylvania
County Lawrence
Townships Shenango
Slippery Rock
Wayne
Physical characteristics
Main source divide between Slippery Rock Creek and Connoquenessing Creek
Shenango and Slippery Rock township line at Castlewood, Pennsylvania
1,260 ft (380 m)
40°55′21″N 80°15′53″W / 40.92250°N 80.26472°W / 40.92250; -80.26472
River mouth Slippery Rock Creek
just downstream of Armstrong Bridge in McConnells Mill State Park
940 ft (290 m)
40°54′11″N 80°13′31″W / 40.90306°N 80.22528°W / 40.90306; -80.22528
Length 2.93 mi (4.72 km)
Basin features
Progression southeast
River system Beaver River
Basin size 1.86 square miles (4.8 km2)
Tributaries
  • Left:
    unnamed tributaries
  • Right:
    unnamed tributaries
Bridges Ellwood 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.

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