Bonar Creek is a long 1st order tributary to
Dutch Fork in
Washington County, Pennsylvania
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. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.
There is a stream, called
Bonar Creek
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, in the Province of Ontario.
Variant names
According to the
Geographic Names Information System
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, it has also been known historically as:
*Dutch Fork
Course
Bonar Creek rises about 3 miles southwest of
Claysville, Pennsylvania
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, in
Washington County and then flows northwest to join Dutch Fork at Coon Island.
Watershed
Bonar Creek drains of area, receives about 40.7 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 299.33, and is about 62% forested.
See also
*
List of Pennsylvania Rivers
References
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Rivers of Pennsylvania
Rivers of Washington County, Pennsylvania