Muddy Creek (Slippery Rock Creek tributary) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Muddy Creek |
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Location of Muddy Creek mouth
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Other name(s) | Tributary to Slippery Rock Creek |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
Counties | Butler Lawrence |
Physical characteristics | |
Main source | divide between Muddy Creek and Allegheny River about 1 mile southeast of West Sunbury, Pennsylvania 1,370 ft (420 m) 40°59′39″N 080°10′46″W / 40.99417°N 80.17944°W |
River mouth | Slippery Rock Creek about 0.5 miles downstream of Kennedy Mill 1,040 ft (320 m) 40°58′48″N 079°52′31″W / 40.98000°N 79.87528°W |
Length | 20.14 mi (32.41 km) |
Basin features | |
Progression | west |
River system | Beaver River |
Basin size | 80.66 square miles (208.9 km2) |
Tributaries |
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Waterbodies | Lake Arthur |
Bridges | Vidic Road, W Sunbury Road, N Beaver Dam Road, Shroyer Mill Road, William Flynn Highway (PA 8), PA 528, W Park Road, I-79, Currie Road, Book Road, US 19 |
Muddy Creek is a tributary of Slippery Rock Creek in Butler and Lawrence Counties in Pennsylvania in the United States. The run is 23.2 miles (37.3 km) long, flows generally west, and its watershed is 58.2 square miles (150.7 km2) in area. Muddy Creek is the main water source for Lake Arthur in Moraine State Park.
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