South Fork Tenmile Creek (Tenmile Creek tributary) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids South Fork Tenmile Creek |
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Location of South Fork Tenmile Creek mouth
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Other name(s) | Tributary to Tenmile Creek |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Greene |
Borough | Waynesburg Clarksville Jefferson |
Physical characteristics | |
Main source | confluence of Claylick Run and Grays Run Rutan, Pennsylvania 1,023 ft (312 m) 39°53′42″N 080°20′27″W / 39.89500°N 80.34083°W |
River mouth | Tenmile Creek Clarksville, Pennsylvania 768 ft (234 m) 39°58′27″N 080°02′23″W / 39.97417°N 80.03972°W |
Length | 32.10 mi (51.66 km) |
Basin features | |
Progression | generally east |
River system | Monongahela River |
Basin size | 198.68 square miles (514.6 km2) |
Tributaries |
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Bridges | Oak Road, Butternut Hollow Road, Covered Bridge Road, Tower Road, PA 21 (x2), PA 18 (x5), Oak Forest Road, Preachers Road, PA 18 (x2), S Morgan Street, US 19, PA 188, I-79, PA 188 (x2), Prison Road, Manning Bridge Road, Crayne School Road, Jefferson Road, Chartiers Road, Pollocks Mill Road, Castile Run Road, Burson Street, Center Street |
South Fork Tenmile Creek is a 32.10 mi (51.66 km) long 5th order tributary to Tenmile Creek in Greene County, Pennsylvania.
Variant names
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:
- Ten Mile Creek
- Tenmile Creek
Course
South Fork Tenmile Creek is formed at the confluence of Claylick Run and Grays Run in Rutan, Pennsylvania, and then flows easterly to join Tenmile Creek at Clarksville.
Watershed
South Fork Tenmile Creek drains 198.68 square miles (514.6 km2) of area, receives about 41.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 298.56 and is about 68% forested.
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