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McMurray Run

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McMurray Run
Tributary to Slippery Rock Creek
McMurray Run is located in Pennsylvania
McMurray Run
Location of McMurray Run mouth
McMurray Run is located in the United States
McMurray Run
McMurray Run (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States of America
StatePennsylvania
CountyButler
TownshipsSlippery Rock
Mercer
BoroughHarrisville
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between McMurray Run and Wolf Creek
 • locationabout 1 mile north of Harrisville, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates41°09′32″N 80°00′23″W / 41.15889°N 80.00639°W / 41.15889; -80.00639[1]
 • elevation1,390 ft (420 m)[2]
MouthSlippery Rock Creek
 • location
Rock Hill Camp
 • coordinates
41°04′38″N 79°57′55″W / 41.07722°N 79.96528°W / 41.07722; -79.96528[1]
 • elevation
1,175 ft (358 m)[2]
Length7.64 mi (12.30 km)[3]
Basin size13.29 square miles (34.4 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • average19.6 cu ft/s (0.56 m3/s) at mouth with Slippery Rock Creek[4]
Basin features
ProgressionSlippery Rock Creek → Connoquenessing Creek → Beaver River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico
River systemBeaver River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesWilliam Flynn Highway (PA 8), E Mercer Street, Frampton Road, Boyers Road, New Hope Road

McMurray Run is a small tributary of Slippery Rock Creek in western Pennsylvania. The stream rises in northwestern Butler County and flows south entering Slippery Rock Creek at Rock Hill Camp. The watershed is roughly 39% agricultural, 53% forested and the rest is other uses.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - McMurray Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  2. ^ a b "McMurray Run Topo Map, Butler County PA (West Sunbury Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "McMurray Run Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 20 August 2019.


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