Hendricks Creek
| Hendricks Creek | ||
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| Data | ||
| Water code | US : 1176833 | |
| location | Westmoreland County , Pennsylvania ( USA ) | |
| River system | Mississippi River | |
| Drain over | Tubmill Creek → Conemaugh → Kiskiminetas → Allegheny → Ohio → Mississippi → Gulf of Mexico | |
| source | at Laurel Hill 40 ° 16 '31 " N , 79 ° 5' 33" W. |
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| Source height | approx. 753 m | |
| muzzle | southeast of Bolivar in Tubmill Creek Coordinates: 40 ° 22 ′ 17 ″ N , 79 ° 8 ′ 12 ″ W 40 ° 22 ′ 17 ″ N , 79 ° 8 ′ 12 ″ W |
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| Mouth height | 328 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 425 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 30 ‰ | |
| length | 14.2 km | |
| Catchment area | 75.88 km² | |
| Left tributaries | Hypocrite Creek, Snyder Run | |
The Hendricks Creek is about 14 km long left tributary of Tubmill Creek in Westmoreland County in the southwest of the US state of Pennsylvania . It drains an area of around 76 square kilometers in Fairfield Township , making it by far the most important tributary of Tubmill Creek.
course
The river has its source at Laurel Hill on the border with Somerset County in the area of Pennsylvania State Game Land 42 . It flows mainly in a north-westerly direction through a mostly densely forested valley to its confluence with Tubmill Creek, southeast of Bolivar . The main tributaries are Hypocrite Creek and Snyder Run , both of which flow into Hendricks Creek from the left.
Individual evidence
- ↑ USGS National Map Viewer
- ↑ Hendricks Creek in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System
- ↑ Conemaugh Valley Conservancy Detailed description with pictures (PDF)
- ^ Lycoming College Pennsylvania Gazetter of Streams (PDF)