Little Sandy Creek (Redbank Creek tributary) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Little Sandy Creek |
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State | Pennsylvania |
County | Jefferson |
Physical characteristics | |
Main source | McCalmont Township, Jefferson County 1,658 feet (505 m)) 41°01′39″N 78°57′31″W / 41.02750°N 78.95861°W |
River mouth | Redbank Township, Armstrong County 1,083 feet (330 m)) 41°02′44″N 79°13′48″W / 41.04556°N 79.23000°W |
Basin features | |
River system | Allegheny River |
Basin size | 72.6 sq mi (188 km2) |
Tributaries |
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Little Sandy Creek is a tributary of Redbank Creek, approximately 32.7 mi (52.6 km) long, in northwest Pennsylvania in the United States.
Little Sandy Creek arises in McCalmont Township in Jefferson County and passes through Oliver Township Beaver Township, Ringgold Township, Worthville, and Redbank Township before joining Redbank Creek in Armstrong County just upstream of the community of Mayport in Clarion County. Its tributaries, in order of their joining, and the populated places that it passes are:
- Middle Branch Little Sandy Creek
- Hickok Run
- Clutch Run
- Hadden Run
- Indiancamp Run
- East Branch
- Coolspring
- Lick Run
- Big Run
- McCracken Run
- Worthville
- Ferguson Run
- Reitz Run
- Langville
- Cherry Run
- Brocious Run
- Nolf Run
Name | Number | Bank | Mouth | Political subdivision | Source | Political subdivision |
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Little Sandy Creek | 0 | Left | 41°02′44″N 79°13′48″W / 41.04556°N 79.23000°W (elev. 1,083 feet (330 m)) | Redbank Township, Armstrong County | 41°01′39″N 78°57′31″W / 41.02750°N 78.95861°W | McCalmont Township, Jefferson County |
Middle Branch Little Sandy Creek | 1 | Right | 41°02′20″N 79°01′30″W / 41.03889°N 79.02500°W (elev. 1,394 feet (425 m)) | Oliver Township, Jefferson County | 41°03′58″N 79°00′35″W / 41.06611°N 79.00972°W | Knox Township, Jefferson County |
Hickok Run | 2 | Left | 41°02′04″N 79°01′54″W / 41.03444°N 79.03167°W (elev. 1,362 feet (415 m)) | Oliver Township, Jefferson County | 41°01′50″N 79°00′04″W / 41.03056°N 79.00111°W | McCalmont Township, Jefferson County |
Clutch Run | 3 | Left | 41°01′41″N 79°02′40″W / 41.02806°N 79.04444°W (elev. 1,316 feet (401 m)) | Oliver Township, Jefferson County | 41°00′53″N 78°59′35″W / 41.01472°N 78.99306°W | McCalmont Township, Jefferson County |
Indiancamp Run | 4 | Right | 41°01′56″N 79°03′01″W / 41.03222°N 79.05028°W (elev. 1,299 feet (396 m)) | Oliver Township, Jefferson County | 41°04′59″N 79°01′32″W / 41.08306°N 79.02556°W | Knox Township, Jefferson County |
Lick Run | 5 | Right | 41°02′42″N 79°05′22″W / 41.04500°N 79.08944°W (elev. 1,234 feet (376 m)) | Oliver Township, Jefferson County | 41°04′39″N 79°05′28″W / 41.07750°N 79.09111°W | Rose Township, Jefferson County |
Big Run | 6 | Left | 41°01′30″N 79°07′56″W / 41.02500°N 79.13222°W (elev. 1,188 feet (362 m)) | Ringgold Township, Jefferson County | 40°58′16″N 79°02′03″W / 40.97111°N 79.03417°W | Perry Township, Jefferson County |
Ferguson Run | 7 | Right | 41°02′06″N 79°10′12″W / 41.03500°N 79.17000°W (elev. 1,155 feet (352 m)) | Beaver Township, Jefferson County | 41°03′37″N 79°07′56″W / 41.06028°N 79.13222°W | Beaver Township, Jefferson County |
Cherry Run | 8 | Left | 41°01′58″N 79°11′05″W / 41.03278°N 79.18472°W (elev. 1,142 feet (348 m)) | Ringgold Township, Jefferson County | 40°59′04″N 79°10′12″W / 40.98444°N 79.17000°W | Ringgold Township, Jefferson County |
Brocious Run | 9 | Right | 41°02′25″N 79°12′06″W / 41.04028°N 79.20167°W (elev. 1,132 feet (345 m)) | Beaver Township, Jefferson County | 41°02′58″N 79°11′23″W / 41.04944°N 79.18972°W | Beaver Township, Jefferson County |
Nolf Run | 10 | Left | 41°02′21″N 79°13′06″W / 41.03917°N 79.21833°W (elev. 1,109 feet (338 m)) | Redbank Township, Armstrong County | 41°00′11″N 79°12′24″W / 41.00306°N 79.20667°W | Ringgold Township, Jefferson County |
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