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Big Run
Big Run (Slippery Rock Creek tributary) is located in Pennsylvania
Big Run (Slippery Rock Creek tributary)
Big Run (Slippery Rock Creek tributary) is located in the United States
Big Run (Slippery Rock Creek tributary)
Location of Big Run mouth
Other name(s) Tributary to Slippery Rock Creek
Country United States of America
State Pennsylvania
County Butler
Township Brady
Physical characteristics
Main source divide between Big Run and Muddy Creek
about 0.25 miles south of Elora, Pennsylvania
1,370 ft (420 m)
40°59′14″N 79°59′20″W / 40.98722°N 79.98889°W / 40.98722; -79.98889
River mouth Slippery Rock Creek
about 0.25 miles east of Crolls Mills, Pennsylvania
1,130 ft (340 m)
41°01′14″N 80°02′07″W / 41.02056°N 80.03528°W / 41.02056; -80.03528
Length 4.52 mi (7.27 km)
Basin features
Progression northwest
River system Beaver River
Basin size 7.14 square miles (18.5 km2)
Tributaries
  • Left:
    unnamed tributaries
  • Right:
    unnamed tributaries
Bridges William Flynn Highway (PA 8) (x2), Duffy Road, McBride Road

Big Run is a small tributary of Slippery Rock Creek in western Pennsylvania. The stream rises in northwestern Butler County and flows northwest entering Slippery Rock Creek just east of Crolls Mills, Pennsylvania. The watershed is roughly 26% agricultural, 65% forested and the rest is other uses.

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