Slippery Rock Creek
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Slippery Rock Creek[1] is a stream in western Pennsylvania, a tributary of Connoquenessing Creek.
Course and history
From its source in Hilliards in Butler County, it flows through McConnells Mill State Park before flowing into the Connoquenessing in Ellwood City. Then, the Connoquenessing flows into the Beaver River just three miles south from the mouth of Slippery Rock.
There are multiple stories about the origin of the creek's name. In one story, the indigenous Seneca Indians called the creek Wechachapohka or "Slippery Rock", denoting the rocks at the bottom of the stream that could be easily crossed by natives wearing moccasins but not by soldiers wearing heavy boots.[2] In another more prosaic story, the Native Americans coined the name due to natural oil seeps in and around the present-day McConnells Mill State Park that made the rocks slippery; those seeps were later eliminated by fossil fuel extraction.[3]
Recreation
Slippery Rock Creek is a favorite for whitewater kayakers and canoeists from the region. With Class-II and -III rapids and engaging beauty, it attracts regular paddlers from novice to advanced level. Slippery Rock Creek, however, can be very dangerous. The rocks are indeed deceptively slippery, and throughout the year, there are numerous reports of drowning incidents, mostly near the McConnells Mill State Park.[4] In and around that state park, the creek formed a rugged gorge that is popular with hikers, and the Slippery Rock Gorge Trail along the creek and its Hell Run tributary has been named as one of the best hiking trails in Pennsylvania.[5]
Watershed
Tributaries
Tributaries of Slippery Rock Creek
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| Name, bank[6] | River mile (km)[7] | Watershed area in square miles (km2)[8] | Average discharge[8] | Mouth coordinates[9] | Mouth elevation[6] | Source coordinates[9] | Source elevation[6] | Remarks |
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| Mouth | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Slippery Rock Creek enters Connoquenessing Creek at Wurtemburg, Pennsylvania, in Wayne and Perry townships (Lawrence County). | |
| Skunk Run, right bank | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Skunk Run enters Slippery Rock Creek in Wayne Township, Lawrence County. |
| Hell Run, right bank | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Hell Run enters Slippery Rock Creek in Slippery Rock Township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, within McConnells Mill State Park. It is the only Exceptional Value (EV) classified stream in Lawrence County. |
| Grindstone Run, left bank | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Grindstone Run enters Slippery Rock Creek in Perry Township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, within McConnells Mill State Park. |
| Cheeseman Run, left bank | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Cheeseman Run rises in Muddy Creek Township of Butler County and flows west into Perry Township of Lawrence County. |
| Muddy Creek, left bank | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Muddy Creek rises in western Butler County and flows west into eastern Lawrence County, Pennsylvania. Lake Arthur is a prominent impoundment of this stream. Muddy Creek is the second largest tributary by average discharge. |
| Taylor Run, right bank | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Taylor Run rises in southwestern Mercer County and flows south to Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, where it joins Slippery Rock Creek. |
| Jamison Run, right bank | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Jamison Run rises in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, and flows south into Slippery Rock Creek. |
| Black Run, left bank | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Black Run originates in a wetland upstream of Tamarack Lake and then flows northwest to meet Slippery Rock Creek at Elliotts Mills, Pennsylvania. |
| Wolf Creek, right bank | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Wolf Creek originates in Pine Swamp in Mercer County and then flows south to meet Slippery Rock Creek at Moores Corners, Pennsylvania. Wolf Creek is the largest tributary by average discharge. |
| Hogue Run, left bank | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Hogue Run rises near Shawood Park, Pennsylvania, and then flows north to meet Slippery Rock Creek near Camp Crestview. |
| Big Run, left bank | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Big Run rises near Elora, Pennsylvania, and then flows northwest to meet Slippery Rock Creek near Crolls Mills. |
| Glade Run, left bank | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Glade Run rises near Euclid, Pennsylvania, and then flows northwest to meet Slippery Rock Creek at Slippery Rock Park. |
| Long Run, right bank | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Long Run rises near Adams Corners, Pennsylvania, and then flows south to meet Slippery Rock Creek at Camp Bucoco. |
| McDonald Run, right bank | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Script error: No such module "convert". | McDonald Run rises in Forestville, Pennsylvania, and then flows south to meet Slippery Rock Creek south of Branchton. |
| South Branch Slippery Rock Creek, left bank | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Suth Branch of Slippery Rock Creek rises east of Hooker, Pennsylvania, and then flows northwest to meet Slippery Rock Creek south of Bovard, Pennsylvania. |
| McMurray Run, right bank | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Script error: No such module "convert". | McMurray Run rises north of Harrisville, Pennsylvania and flows south to meet Slippery Rock Creek at Rock Hill Camp. This run drains most of Harrisville. |
| North Branch Slippery Rock Creek, right bank | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Script error: No such module "convert". | North Branch Slippery Rock Creek rises in Barkeyville, Pennsylvania, and then flows south to meet Slippery Rock Creek near Atwells Crossing, Pennsylvania. |
| Blacks Creek, right bank | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Blacks Creek rises south of Nectarine, Pennsylvania, and then flows south to meet Slippery Rock Creek west of Boyers, Pennsylvania. |
| Seaton Creek, right bank | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Seaton Creek rises west of Eau Claire, Pennsylvania, and then flows southwest to meet Slippery Rock Creek at Boyers, Pennsylvania. |
See also
References
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