Brush Creek (Connoquenessing Creek tributary)

Brush Creek
Tributary to Connoquenessing Creek
Brush Creek (Connoquenessing Creek tributary) is located in Pennsylvania
Brush Creek (Connoquenessing Creek tributary)
Location of Brush Creek mouth
Brush Creek (Connoquenessing Creek tributary) is located in the United States
Brush Creek (Connoquenessing Creek tributary)
Brush Creek (Connoquenessing Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States of America
StatePennsylvania
CountyAllegheny
Beaver
Butler
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between Brush Creek and Pine Creek (Allegheny River)
 • locationWarrendale, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates40°38′32″N 80°03′48″W / 40.64222°N 80.06333°W / 40.64222; -80.06333[1]
 • elevation1,160 ft (350 m)[2]
MouthConnoquenessing Creek
 • location
Hazen, Beaver County, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates
40°49′09″N 80°14′49″W / 40.81917°N 80.24694°W / 40.81917; -80.24694[1]
 • elevation
860 ft (260 m)[2]
Length21.08 mi (33.92 km)
Basin size56.15 square miles (145.4 km2)[3]
Discharge 
 • average57.53 cu ft/s (1.629 m3/s) at mouth with Connoquenessing Creek[3]
Basin features
ProgressionConnoquenessing Creek → Beaver River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico
River systemBeaver River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries

Brush Creek is a tributary of Connoquenessing Creek in western Pennsylvania. The stream rises in northwestern Allegheny County and flows 21.08 miles (33.92 km)[4] northwest, entering Connoquenessing Creek at Hazen. The watershed is roughly 35% agricultural, 42% forested and the rest is other uses.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Brush Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Connoquenessing Creek Topo Map, Lawrence County PA (Beaver Falls Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  3. ^ a b c "Brush Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 21 August 2019.


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