Slippery Rock Creek, Pennsylvania

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Slippery Rock Creek
Slippery Rock Creek in McConnells Mill State Park

Slippery Rock Creek in McConnells Mill State Park

Data
Water code US :  1187823
location Pennsylvania (USA)
River system Mississippi River
Drain over Connoquenessing Creek  → Beaver River  → Ohio River  → Mississippi River  → Gulf of Mexico
origin At Hilliards in Butler County, PA
41 ° 6 ′ 51 ″  N , 79 ° 48 ′ 15 ″  W
Source height 447  m
muzzle Connoquenessing Creek at Ellwood City, Lawrence County, PA Coordinates: 40 ° 51 ′ 31 "  N , 80 ° 15 ′ 24"  W 40 ° 51 ′ 31 "  N , 80 ° 15 ′ 24"  W
Mouth height 247  m
Height difference 200 m
Bottom slope 4.2 ‰
length 48 km
Catchment area 1062 km²
The Slippery Rock Creek within the Beaver River basin

The Slippery Rock Creek within the Beaver River basin

The Slippery Rock Creek is a 48 km long river in the western US state of Pennsylvania .

The outflow is via the Connoquenessing Creek , Beaver River , Ohio River and Mississippi River into the Gulf of Mexico . The Slippery Rock Creek is part of the river system of the Ohio River and drains an area of 1062 square kilometers. The river has its source in the village of Hilliards and flows in a south-westerly direction through northern Butler County , passes McConnells Mill State Park in Lawrence County and flows into Connoquenessing Creek at the village of Ellwood City.

The Slippery Rock Creek is very popular with canoeists from the area. With rapids of white water difficulty II and III, it offers attractive race courses for water sports enthusiasts.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Google Earth altitude for GNIS coordinates, accessed on July 25, 2010.
  2. ↑ a b c Slippery Rock Creek, Pennsylvania, in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey , accessed July 25, 2010
  3. ^ GNIS - McConnells Mill State Park , accessed July 25, 2010
  4. ^ National Whitewater River Inventory: Slippery Rock Creek , accessed July 25, 2010