Black Run (Slippery Rock Creek tributary)
| Black Run Tributary to Slippery Rock Creek | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | United States of America |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Butler |
| Township | Worth |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | wetland just above Tamarack Lake |
| • location | about 2 miles south of Moores Corners, Pennsylvania |
| • coordinates | 41°00′26″N 80°04′48″W / 41.00722°N 80.08000°W |
| • elevation | 1,195 ft (364 m) |
| Mouth | Slippery Rock Creek |
• location | about 1 mile south of Elliotts Mills, Pennsylvania |
• coordinates | 41°01′29″N 80°07′55″W / 41.02472°N 80.13194°W |
• elevation | 1,090 ft (330 m) |
| Length | 3.64 mi (5.86 km) |
| Basin size | 7.67 square miles (19.9 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 10.83 cu ft/s (0.307 m3/s) at mouth with Slippery Rock Creek |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Slippery Rock Creek → Connoquenessing Creek → Beaver River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
| River system | Beaver River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Waterbodies | Tamarack Lake |
| Bridges | Swope Road, W Park Road, I-79, Brandon Road |
Black Run is a small tributary of Slippery Rock Creek in western Pennsylvania. The stream rises in northwestern Butler County and flows northwest entering Slippery Rock Creek south of Elliotts Mills, Pennsylvania. The watershed is roughly 48% agricultural, 45% forested and the rest is other uses.