Bonar Creek (Dutch Fork tributary)

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SourceRobinson Fork divide
Bonar Creek
Tributary to Dutch Fork
Map of Bonar Creek mouth location
Map of Bonar Creek mouth location
Location of Bonar Creek mouth
Map of Bonar Creek mouth location
Map of Bonar Creek mouth location
Bonar Creek (Dutch Fork tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyWashington
Physical characteristics
SourceRobinson Fork divide
  locationabout 3 miles southwest of Claysville, Pennsylvania
  coordinates40°05′10″N 080°25′57″W / 40.08611°N 80.43250°W / 40.08611; -80.43250[1]
  elevation1,258 ft (383 m)[2]
MouthDutch Fork
  location
Coon Island, Pennsylvania
  coordinates
40°06′44″N 080°27′42″W / 40.11222°N 80.46167°W / 40.11222; -80.46167[1]
  elevation
997 ft (304 m)[3]
Length2.60 mi (4.18 km)[4]
Basin size2.92 square miles (7.6 km2)[5]
Discharge 
  locationDutch Fork
  average3.75 cu ft/s (0.106 m3/s) at mouth with Buffalo Creek[5]
Basin features
ProgressionDutch ForkBuffalo CreekOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemOhio River
Tributaries 
  leftunnamed tributaries
  rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesBeham Ridge Road, Lyons Road, Wilhelm Valley Road, Old National Pike

Bonar Creek is a 2.60 mi (4.18 km) long 1st order tributary to Dutch Fork in Washington County, Pennsylvania. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1] There is a stream, called Bonar Creek, in the Province of Ontario.

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

  • Dutch Fork

Course

Bonar Creek rises about 3 miles southwest of Claysville, Pennsylvania, in Washington County and then flows northwest to join Dutch Fork at Coon Island.[3]

Watershed

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