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Little Sewickley Creek

Coordinates: 40°15′02″N 079°45′37″W / 40.25056°N 79.76028°W / 40.25056; -79.76028
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Little Sewickley Creek
Tributary to Sewickley Creek
Map of Little Sewickley Creek mouth location
Map of Little Sewickley Creek mouth location
Location of Little Sewickley Creek mouth
Map of Little Sewickley Creek mouth location
Map of Little Sewickley Creek mouth location
Little Sewickley Creek (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyWestmoreland
BoroughHerminie
Arona
Physical characteristics
SourceBrush Creek divide
 • locationabout 0.5 miles east of Lincoln Heights, Pennsylvania[2]
 • coordinates40°18′41″N 079°36′14″W / 40.31139°N 79.60389°W / 40.31139; -79.60389[1]
 • elevation1,260 ft (380 m)[2]
MouthSewickley Creek
 • location
Cowansburg, Pennsylvania[3]
 • coordinates
40°15′02″N 079°45′37″W / 40.25056°N 79.76028°W / 40.25056; -79.76028[1]
 • elevation
758 ft (231 m)[3]
Length13.42 mi (21.60 km)[4]
Basin size30.79 square miles (79.7 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationSewickley Creek
 • average36.61 cu ft/s (1.037 m3/s) at mouth with Sewickley Creek[5]
Basin features
ProgressionSewickley CreekYoughiogheny RiverMonongahela RiverOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemMonongahela River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightAndrews Run
BridgesWalton Tea Room Road, PA 66, Marwood Forest Road, Walton Tea Room Road, Baughman Hollow Road, PA 66, PA 136, Whigham Road, Kocevar Lane, Rocky Mountain Road, Arona Road, I-76, Ladysmith Road, PA 136, Lash Road, Keystone Road, High Street, Clay Pike, Greenhills Road, Lowber Road (x3)

Little Sewickley Creek is a 13.42 mi (21.60 km) long 3rd order tributary to Sewickley Creek in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.

Course

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Little Sewickley Creek rises about 0.5 miles east of Lincoln Heights, Pennsylvania,[2] and then flows west to join Sewickley Creek at Cowansburg, Pennsylvania.[3]

Watershed

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Little Seiwckley Creek drains 30.79 square miles (79.7 km2) of area, receives about 40.7 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 343.54, and is about 49% forested.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Little Sewickley Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "Little Sewickley Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved November 18, 2020.