Sewickley Creek is a 29.53 mi (47.52 km) long 4th order tributary to the Youghiogheny River in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]
Variant names
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
- Sewickey Creek
Course
Sewickley Creek rises in a pond about 1 mile north of Pleasant Unity, Pennsylvania,[2] and then flows westerly to join the Youghiogheny River across from Collinsburg.[3]
Watershed
Sewickley Creek drains 167.49 square miles (433.8 km2) of area, receives about 43.3 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 370.17, and is about 45% forested.[5]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "GNIS Detail - Sewickley Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- ^ a b c "Sewickley Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 16 November 2020.