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Stream in Pennsylvania, USA From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dunbar Creek is a 12.6-mile-long (20.3 km)[6] stream which is located in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. It flows into the Youghiogheny River at Connellsville.
Dunbar Creek Tributary to Youghiogheny River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Fayette |
Borough | Connellsville Dunbar |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Coolspring Run divide |
• location | Jumonville, Pennsylvania[1] |
• coordinates | 39°52′58″N 079°38′40″W[2] |
• elevation | 2,130 ft (650 m)[1] |
Mouth | Youghiogheny River |
• location | Connellsville, Pennsylvania[3] |
• coordinates | 40°00′16″N 079°35′51″W[2] |
• elevation | 879 ft (268 m)[3] |
Length | 12.83 mi (20.65 km)[4] |
Basin size | 36.91 square miles (95.6 km2)[5] |
Discharge | |
• location | Youghiogheny River |
• average | 70.03 cu ft/s (1.983 m3/s) at mouth with Youghiogheny River[5] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Youghiogheny River → Monongahela River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
River system | Monongahela River |
Tributaries | |
• left | Irishtown Run Gist Run |
• right | Glade Run Limestone Run Tucker Run Elk Rock Run |
Bridges | Church Hill Road, Railroad Street, Bridge Street, Riverside Drive |
According to the Geographic Names Information System, Dunbar Creek has also been known historically as:[2]
It is a noted trout stream, with a popular fly fishing-only section on its upper portions. The Pennsylvania Fish Commission stocks the stream with brown and brook trout. There are also some native brook trout located in its headwaters. The Budinsky hole is a popular fishing spot on the stream.[7]
Dunbar Creek rises in a pond at Jumonville, Pennsylvania,[1] and then flows northerly along the west side of Chestnut Ridge to join the Youghiogheny River at Connellsville.[3]
Dunbar Creek drains 36.91 square miles (95.6 km2) of area, receives about 48.3 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 358.73, and is about 85% forested.[5]
The mouth of Dunbar Creek is the location of Dunbar Creek Confluence BDA. Here, there is a mature riverine forest and a scour habitat that provide habitat for a plant species of special concern.[8]
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