Licking Creek (Clarion River)

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Licking Creek
Data
Water code US :  1179319
location Clarion County , Pennsylvania ( USA )
River system Mississippi River
Drain over Clarion  → Allegheny  → Ohio  → Mississippi  → Gulf of Mexico
source northeast of Rimersburg
41 ° 3 ′ 55 ″  N , 79 ° 26 ′ 12 ″  W
Source height approx.  426  m
muzzle near Callensburg in the Clarion River coordinates: 41 ° 7 ′ 44 ″  N , 79 ° 33 ′ 35 ″  W 41 ° 7 ′ 44 ″  N , 79 ° 33 ′ 35 ″  W
Mouth height 292  m
Height difference approx. 134 m
Bottom slope approx. 6.1 ‰
length approx. 22 km
Catchment area 134.42 km²
Left tributaries Little Licking Creek, Cherry Run
Right tributaries Cruggs Run, Mineral Run, Anderson Run

The Licking Creek is an approximately 14 miles long left tributary of the Clarion River in Clarion County in the northwest of the US state Pennsylvania . It flows through the townships of Porter , Monroe , Piney , Toby and Licking , draining an area of ​​around 134 square kilometers.

course

The river has its source northeast of Rimersburg in Porter Township. It flows mainly in a north-westerly direction past Curllsville and Sligo , where Little Licking Creek joins from the left. After the Cherry Run flows into Callensburg , it flows into the Clarion River from the left.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b USGS National Map Viewer
  2. ↑ Licking Creek in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System
  3. ^ Lycoming College Pennsylvania Gazetter of Streams (PDF)