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Dead Creek (Muddy Creek tributary)

Coordinates: 41°47′10″N 079°58′47″W / 41.78611°N 79.97972°W / 41.78611; -79.97972
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Dead Creek
Tributary to Muddy Creek
Map of Dead Creek mouth location
Map of Dead Creek mouth location
Location of Dead Creek mouth
Map of Dead Creek mouth location
Map of Dead Creek mouth location
Dead Creek (Muddy Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyCrawford
Physical characteristics
SourceMackey Run divide
 • locationEaton Corners, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates41°45′26″N 079°56′06″W / 41.75722°N 79.93500°W / 41.75722; -79.93500[1]
 • elevation1,168 ft (356 m)[2]
MouthMuddy Creek
 • location
about 1 mile southwest of Ferris Corners, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates
41°47′10″N 079°58′47″W / 41.78611°N 79.97972°W / 41.78611; -79.97972[1]
 • elevation
1,139 ft (347 m)[3]
Length3.52 mi (5.66 km)[4]
Basin size5.15 square miles (13.3 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationMuddy Creek
 • average9.30 cu ft/s (0.263 m3/s) at mouth with Muddy Creek[5]
Basin features
Progressionnorthwest[4]
River systemAllegheny River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesTeepleville Road, Swamp Road

Dead Creek is a 3.52 mi (5.66 km) long 3rd order tributary to Muddy Creek in Crawford County, Pennsylvania.

Course

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Dead Creek rises in Eaton Corners, Pennsylvania, and then flows northwest to join Muddy Creek about 1 mile south of Ferris Corners.[3]

Watershed

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Dead Creek drains 5.15 square miles (13.3 km2) of area, receives about 44.8 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 503.78, and is about 44% forested.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Dead Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  4. ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Dead Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 10 May 2021.