Big Beaver Creek is a
[U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data]
The National Map
, accessed August 8, 2011 tributary
A tributary, or an ''affluent'', is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream (''main stem'' or ''"parent"''), river, or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries, and the main stem river into which they ...
of the
Pequea Creek
Pequea Creek ( ; ) is a tributary of the Susquehanna River that runs for U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed August 8, 2011 from the eastern border of Lancaster County and ...
in western
Lancaster County,
Pennsylvania
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in the
United States
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.
The tributary South Fork meets near
New Providence
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to form the main stem of Big Beaver Creek.
GNIS Detail - South Fork Big Beaver Creek
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Big Beaver Creek enters the Pequea at the village of Herrville.
See also
*List of Pennsylvania rivers
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
*''E ...
References
External links
U.S. Geological Survey: PA stream gaging stations
Rivers of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Tributaries of the Susquehanna River
Rivers of Pennsylvania
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