Dunbar Creek

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Dunbar Creek
Tributary to Youghiogheny River
Map of Dunbar Creek mouth location
Map of Dunbar Creek mouth location
Location of Dunbar Creek mouth
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyFayette
BoroughConnellsville
Dunbar
Physical characteristics
SourceCoolspring Run divide
 • locationJumonville, Pennsylvania[2]
 • coordinates39°52′58″N 079°38′40″W / 39.88278°N 79.64444°W / 39.88278; -79.64444[1]
 • elevation2,130 ft (650 m)[2]
MouthYoughiogheny River
 • location
Connellsville, Pennsylvania[3]
 • coordinates
40°00′16″N 079°35′51″W / 40.00444°N 79.59750°W / 40.00444; -79.59750Coordinates: 40°00′16″N 079°35′51″W / 40.00444°N 79.59750°W / 40.00444; -79.59750[1]
 • elevation
879 ft (268 m)[3]
Length12.83 mi (20.65 km)[4]
Basin size36.91 square miles (95.6 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationYoughiogheny River
 • average70.03 cu ft/s (1.983 m3/s) at mouth with Youghiogheny River[5]
Basin features
ProgressionYoughiogheny River → Monongahela River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico
River systemMonongahela River
Tributaries 
 • leftIrishtown Run
Gist Run
 • rightGlade Run
Limestone Run
Tucker Run
Elk Rock Run
BridgesChurch Hill Road, Railroad Street, Bridge Street, Riverside Drive

Dunbar Creek is a 12.6-mile-long (20.3 km)[6] stream in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, flowing into the Youghiogheny River at Connellsville. The creek 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 some native brook trout located in its headwaters. The Budinsky hole is a popular fishing spot on the stream.[7]

Variant names[]

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]

  • New Haven and Dunber Creek

Course[]

Dunbar Creek rises in a pond at Jumonville, Pennsylvania,[2] and then flows northerly along the west side of Chestnut Ridge to join the Youghiogheny River at Connellsville.[3]

Watershed[]

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]

Natural History[]

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]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Dunbar Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "Dunbar Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  6. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-04-05 at WebCite, accessed August 15, 2011
  7. ^ Frye, Bob, Dunbar Creek Survey Brings Surprise Archived 2006-08-19 at the Wayback Machine August 2006, pittsburghlive.com
  8. ^ "Fayette County Natural Heritage Inventory" (PDF). Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program. Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program. Retrieved 22 November 2020.


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