| Ruff Creek Tributary to South Fork Tenmile Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Ruff Creek mouth  Ruff Creek (South Fork Tenmile Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States of America |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Greene |
| Townships | Morgan Washington |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | divide between Ruff Creek and Tenmile Creek |
| • location | about 1 mile southeast of Dunn's Station, Pennsylvania |
| • coordinates | 40°00′31″N 080°14′26″W / 40.00861°N 80.24056°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,230 ft (370 m)[2] |
| Mouth | South Fork Tenmile Creek |
• location | about 3 miles northeast of Morrisville, Pennsylvania |
• coordinates | 39°54′57″N 080°06′19″W / 39.91583°N 80.10528°W[1] |
• elevation | 879 ft (268 m)[3] |
| Length | 13.2 mi (21.2 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 26.16 square miles (67.8 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 31.85 cu ft/s (0.902 m3/s) at mouth with South Fork Tenmile Creek[5] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | southeast |
| River system | Monongahela River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Craynes Run Poverty Run Grimes Run |
| • right | Walkers Run Jersey Run |
Ruff Creek is a large tributary to South Fork Tenmile Creek in southwestern Pennsylvania. The stream rises in north-central Greene County and flows southeast entering South Fork Tenmile Creek northeast of Morrisville, Pennsylvania. The watershed is roughly 27% agricultural, 64% forested and the rest is other uses.[5]
References
- 1 2 "GNIS Detail - Ruff Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ↑ "Ruff Creek Topo Map, Greene County PA (Waynesburg Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ↑ "Ruff Creek, Greene County, Pennsylvania, Stream [Mather USGS Topographic Map] by MyTopo". www.mytopo.com. Trimble. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ↑ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- 1 2 3 "Ruff Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
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