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

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

Watershed

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

References

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


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