Tenmile Creek (Pennsylvania) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Tenmile Creek
Show map of Pennsylvania Show map of the United States Location of Tenmile Creek mouth
Other name(s)	Tributary to Monongahela River
Country	United States of America
State	Pennsylvania
County	Greene Washington
Physical characteristics
Main source	divide between Tenmile Creek and Chartiers Creek about 2 miles west of Lagonda, Pennsylvania 1,290 ft (390 m) 40°07′01″N 080°19′25″W / 40.11694°N 80.32361°W / 40.11694; -80.32361
River mouth	Monongahela River Millsboro, Pennsylvania 763 ft (233 m) 39°59′04″N 079°59′57″W / 39.98444°N 79.99917°W / 39.98444; -79.99917
Length	35.15 mi (56.57 km)
Basin features
Progression	southeast
River system	Monongahela River
Basin size	337.91 square miles (875.2 km2)
Tributaries	Left: Bane Creek Montgomery Run Smith Run Little Tenmile Creek Horn Run Daniels Run Plum Run Black Hollow Right: Crafts Creek Short Creek Hufford Run Patterson Run Barrs Run South Fork Tenmile Creek

Tenmile Creek is a stream in Washington and Greene Counties, Pennsylvania, USA. It is a tributary of the Monongahela River.

Tenmile Creek was so named on account of frequent branches, occurring about every 10 miles (16 km).

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:

• Ten Mile Creek
• Ten-Mile Creek

Tributaries

The major tributary of Tenmile Creek is South Fork Tenmile Creek, which rises in western Greene County and flows generally east entering Tenmile Creek at Clarksville, Pennsylvania. The watershed is roughly 24% agricultural, 68% forested and the rest is other uses.

South Fork Tenmile Creek has a number of smaller tributarties, including Grimes Run on the left, which rises in central Greene County and flows southeast entering South Fork Tenmile Creek northeast of Morrisville, Pennsylvania. The watershed is roughly 15% agricultural, 74% forested and the rest is other uses.