South Fork Cross Creek is a long 2nd order tributary to
Cross Creek in
Washington County, Pennsylvania
Washington County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 209,349. Its county seat is Washington.
Washington County is part of the Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.
Course
South Fork Cross Creek rises about 1 mile southwest of
Hickory, Pennsylvania
Hickory is a census-designated place located in Mount Pleasant Township, Washington County in the state of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-A ...
, in
Washington County and then flows west-southwest to join Cross Creek about 1.5 miles southeast of
Avella
Avella is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Avellino, Campania, southern Italy.
Etymology
Could be related to the Indo-European root ''*h₂ebōl, *h₂ebl'' (apple), meaning "place where apple-orchards originated" (read below).
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Watershed
South Fork Cross Creek drains of area, receives about 40.0 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 342.64, and is about 49% forested.
See also
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List of Rivers of Pennsylvania
This is a list of streams and rivers in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.
By drainage basin
This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name.
Delaware Bay
Chesapeake Bay
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References
Rivers of Pennsylvania
Rivers of Washington County, Pennsylvania
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