Stony Fork Creek (shown as Stony Fork on federal maps
) is a
[U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data]
The National Map
accessed August 8, 2011 tributary
A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or 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 drain the surrounding drainag ...
of
Babb Creek
Babb Creek is a tributary of Pine Creek in Pennsylvania in the United States.Gertler, Edward. ''Keystone Canoeing'', Seneca Press, 2004.
The tributary Stony Fork Creek joins Babb Creek just upstream of the community of Blackwell, 3.5 mile ...
in
Tioga County,
Pennsylvania
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in the
United States
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.
[Gertler, Edward. ''Keystone Canoeing'', Seneca Press, 2004. ]
Course
Stony Fork begins at the confluence of its east and west branches in the
Tioga State Forest
Tioga State Forest is a Pennsylvania State Forest in District #16, in the Allegheny Plateau region within Tioga County, Pennsylvania.
The main offices are located in Wellsboro in Tioga County, Pennsylvania in the United States.
The state ...
northwest of
Morris. It flows south, receiving Black Run and Roland Run, both from the
left
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* L ...
. Stony Fork Road follows the entire length of the stream.
Stony Fork merges with Babb Creek near the
unincorporated community
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of Doane, along
Pennsylvania Route 414
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The first leg of the highwa ...
between Morris and
Blackwell. Babb Creek is a tributary of
Pine Creek, a tributary of the
West Branch Susquehanna River
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.
See also
*
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
*' ...
References
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Rivers of Pennsylvania
Rivers of Tioga County, Pennsylvania
Tributaries of Pine Creek (Pennsylvania)