Bull Creek (Allegheny River)
Encyclopedia
Bull Creek is a tributary
of the Allegheny River
in Allegheny
and Butler
counties, Pennsylvania
in the United States
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Tributary
A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean...
of the Allegheny River
Allegheny River
The Allegheny River is a principal tributary of the Ohio River; it is located in the Eastern United States. The Allegheny River joins with the Monongahela River to form the Ohio River at the "Point" of Point State Park in Downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania...
in Allegheny
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Allegheny County is a county in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,223,348; making it the second most populous county in Pennsylvania, following Philadelphia County. The county seat is Pittsburgh...
and Butler
Butler County, Pennsylvania
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 174,083 people, 65,862 households, and 46,827 families residing in the county. The population density was 221 people per square mile . There were 69,868 housing units at an average density of 89 per square mile...
counties, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
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in the United States
United States
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Course
Bull Creek joins the Allegheny River at the borough of TarentumTarentum, Pennsylvania
Tarentum is a borough in Allegheny County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It is northeast of Downtown Pittsburgh, along the Allegheny River. Tarentum was an industrial center where plate glass and bottles were manufactured; bricks, lumber, steel and iron novelties, steel billets and sheets,...
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Tributaries
(Mouth at the Allegheny River)- Little Bull CreekLittle Bull Creek (Allegheny River)Little Bull Creek is a tributary of Bull Creek and part of the Allegheny River watershed located in both Allegheny and Butler counties in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.-Course:...
joins Bull Creek via a culvertCulvertA culvert is a device used to channel water. It may be used to allow water to pass underneath a road, railway, or embankment. Culverts can be made of many different materials; steel, polyvinyl chloride and concrete are the most common...
underneath Bull Creek Road (Pennsylvania Route 366Pennsylvania Route 366Pennsylvania Route 366 is an long state highway located in Allegheny, and Westmoreland counties in Pennsylvania. The western terminus is at PA 28 in Tarentum. The eastern terminus is at PA 66 in Murrysville...
) at Tarentum.
- McDowell RunMcDowell Run (Bull Creek)McDowell Run is a tributary of Bull Creek in Allegheny and Butler counties in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.-Course:McDowell Run joins Bull Creek near the intersection of Bull Creek and Howes Run roads in Fawn Township.- See also :...
joins Bull Creek near the intersection of Bull Creek Road and Howes Run Road in Fawn TownshipFawn Township, Allegheny County, PennsylvaniaFawn Township is a township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,376 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , all of it land.-Streams:...
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- Lardintown RunLardintown RunLardintown Run is a tributary of Bull Creek and a sub-tributary of the Allegheny River located in both Allegheny and Butler counties in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.-Course:...
joins Bull Creek near the intersection of Bull Creek Road and Lardintown Road in Fawn Township.
- Rocky RunRocky Run (Bull Creek)Rocky Run is a tributary of Bull Creek in Butler County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.- Course :The entire course of Rocky Run is within Clinton Township. It rises just east of Sandy Hill Road along Glade Mill Road . The stream generally flows in a southeastern direction towards Allegheny County...
joins Bull Creek near the intersection of Saxonburg Boulevard and Cherry Valley Road in Clinton TownshipClinton Township, Butler County, PennsylvaniaClinton Township is a township in Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,779 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , all of it land.-Streams:...
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