Black Run (Slippery Rock Creek tributary) facts for kids
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Location of Black Run mouth
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| Other name(s) | Tributary to Slippery Rock Creek |
| Country | United States of America |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Butler |
| Township | Worth |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Main source | wetland just above Tamarack Lake about 2 miles south of Moores Corners, Pennsylvania 1,195 ft (364 m) 41°00′26″N 80°04′48″W / 41.00722°N 80.08000°W |
| River mouth | Slippery Rock Creek about 1 mile south of Elliotts Mills, Pennsylvania 1,090 ft (330 m) 41°01′29″N 80°07′55″W / 41.02472°N 80.13194°W |
| Length | 3.64 mi (5.86 km) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | northwest |
| River system | Beaver River |
| Basin size | 7.67 square miles (19.9 km2) |
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| Waterbodies | Tamarack Lake |
| Bridges | Swope Road, W Park Road, I-79, Brandon Road |
Black Run is a small tributary of Slippery Rock Creek in western Pennsylvania. The stream rises in northwestern Butler County and flows northwest entering Slippery Rock Creek south of Elliotts Mills, Pennsylvania. The watershed is roughly 48% agricultural, 45% forested and the rest is other uses.
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