Stony Fork Creek
| Stony Fork | |
| Creek | |
 Along Stony Fork Road | |
| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Tioga County |
| Source | confluence of the creek's east and west branches |
| - location | Tioga State Forest northwest of Morris, Tioga County |
| - elevation | 1,208 ft (368 m) [1] |
| - coordinates | 41°37′13″N 77°22′08″W / 41.62028°N 77.36889°W [2] |
| Mouth | Babb Creek |
| - location | near Pennsylvania Route 414 east of Blackwell |
| - elevation | 1,201 ft (366 m) [2] |
| - coordinates | 41°34′21″N 77°20′15″W / 41.57250°N 77.33750°WCoordinates: 41°34′21″N 77°20′15″W / 41.57250°N 77.33750°W [2] |
| Length | 4.1 mi (6.6 km) |
  Location of the mouth of Stony Fork in Pennsylvania
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Stony Fork Creek (shown as Stony Fork on federal maps[2] is a 4.1-mile-long (6.6 km)[3] tributary of Babb Creek in Tioga County, Pennsylvania in the United States.[4]
Course
Stony Fork begins at the confluence of its east and west branches in the Tioga State Forest northwest of Morris. It flows south, receiving Black Run and Roland Run, both from the left. Stony Fork Road follows the entire length of the stream.[5]
Stony Fork merges with Babb Creek near the unincorporated community of Doane, along Pennsylvania Route 414 between Morris and Blackwell. Babb Creek is a tributary of Pine Creek, a tributary of the West Branch Susquehanna River.[5]
See also
References
- ↑ Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.
- 1 2 3 4 "Stony Fork". Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). United States Geological Survey. August 2, 1979. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed August 8, 2011
- ↑ Gertler, Edward. Keystone Canoeing, Seneca Press, 2004. ISBN 0-9749692-0-6
- 1 2 Pennsylvania Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2009. p. 25. ISBN 978-0-89933-280-2.
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