Wolf Creek
Tributary to Slippery Rock Creek
Wolf Creek (Slippery Rock Creek tributary) is located in Pennsylvania
Wolf Creek (Slippery Rock Creek tributary)
Location of Wolf Creek mouth
Wolf Creek (Slippery Rock Creek tributary) is located in the United States
Wolf Creek (Slippery Rock Creek tributary)
Wolf Creek (Slippery Rock Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountiesButler
Mercer
Physical characteristics
SourcePine Swamp at the divide between Neshannock Creek, Slippery Rock Creek, and French Creek
  locationFilers Corners, Pennsylvania[1]
  coordinates41°17′43″N 080°05′12″W / 41.29528°N 80.08667°W / 41.29528; -80.08667[2]
  elevation1,360 ft (410 m)[1]
MouthSlippery Rock Creek
  location
Moores Corners, Pennsylvania[1]
  coordinates
41°02′28″N 080°06′06″W / 41.04111°N 80.10167°W / 41.04111; -80.10167[2]
  elevation
1,100 ft (340 m)[1]
Length24.74 mi (39.82 km)[3]
Basin size102.86 square miles (266.4 km2)[4]
Discharge 
  locationSlippery Rock Creek
  average145.08 cu ft/s (4.108 m3/s) at mouth with Slippery Rock Creek[4]
Basin features
ProgressionSlippery Rock CreekConnoquenessing CreekBeaver RiverOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemBeaver River
Tributaries 
  leftEast Branch
Swamp Run
  rightYellow Creek
Barmore Run
Black Run
BridgesJackson Center-Polk Road (PA 965), Sandy Lake-Grove City Road, Creek Road, Kilgore Road, Millbrook Road, Creek Road, Scrubgrass Road, Montgomery Dam Road, E Gilmore Road, I-80, North Street, Lincoln Avenue, E Main Street, Airport Road, Courtney Mill Road, Forrester Road, Mercer Road, Miller Road, New Castle Road (PA 108)

Wolf Creek is a 24.74 mi (39.82 km) long tributary to Slippery Rock Creek that rises from Pine Swamp in Mercer County and flows south to Butler County, Pennsylvania. Wolf Creek drains the Borough of Grove City, Pennsylvania.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Wolf Creek Topo Map, Butler County PA (Slippery Rock Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  2. 1 2 "GNIS Detail - Wolf Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  4. 1 2 "Wolf Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
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