Mill Creek (Clarion River tributary)

Mill Creek is a tributary of the Clarion River in Clarion and Jefferson counties, Pennsylvania in the United States.[5][6]

Mill Creek
Tributary to Clarion River
Mill Creek confluence with the Clarion River
Mill Creek (Clarion River tributary) is located in Pennsylvania
Mill Creek (Clarion River tributary)
Location of Mill Creek mouth
Mill Creek (Clarion River tributary) is located in the United States
Mill Creek (Clarion River tributary)
Mill Creek (Clarion River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountiesClarion
Jefferson
Physical characteristics
Sourcepond on the divide between Mill Creek and North Fork River
  locationabout 1.5 miles southwest of Sigel, Pennsylvania
  coordinates41°15′32″N 079°06′35″W[1]
  elevation1,710 ft (520 m)[2]
MouthClarion River
  location
Millcreek, Pennsylvania
  coordinates
41°14′08″N 079°19′16″W[1]
  elevation
1,089 ft (332 m)[1]
Length20.39 mi (32.81 km)[3]
Basin size58.98 sq mi (152.8 km2)[4]
Discharge 
  average105.53 cu ft/s (2.988 m3/s)[4]
Basin features
Progressionsouth, then west
River systemClarion River (Allegheny River tributary)
Tributaries 
  leftParks Run
Steele Run
Little Mill Creek
Douglass Run
Whites Run
  rightHugh Run
Martin Run
Rankin Run
Updike Run
Pendleton Run
Woods Run
Stroup Run
Trap Run
BridgesPA 949, Park Road, McManigle Road, Caldwell Corners Road, Bottom Road, Jefferson County 4001, PA 949, Howe Road, Old State Road, Hudson Drive, Fisher-Strattonville Road, Millcreek Drive

Mill Creek joins the Clarion River near the borough of Strattanville.[5]

Fishing

The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission stocks the creek with brook trout three times per year, first in the spring before the opening day of the Pennsylvania trout season then two in-season stockings during May.

See also

References

  1. "GNIS Detail - Mill Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  2. "Mill Creek Topo Map, Clarion County PA (Strattanville Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  4. "Mill Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  5. Gertler, Edward. Keystone Canoeing, Seneca Press, 2004. ISBN 0-9749692-0-6
  6. "Mill Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-10-05.



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