Dunbar Creek
{{Short description|Stream in Pennsylvania, USA}}
{{For|the stream on St. Simons Island, Georgia|Igbo Landing}}
{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox river
| name = Dunbar Creek
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| name_other = Tributary to Youghiogheny River
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| pushpin_map = USA Pennsylvania#USA
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Dunbar Creek mouth
| pushpin_map_alt = Map of Dunbar Creek mouth location
| subdivision_type1 = Country
| subdivision_name1 = United States
| subdivision_type2 = State
| subdivision_name2 = Pennsylvania
| subdivision_type3 = County
| subdivision_name3 = Fayette
| subdivision_type4 = Borough
| subdivision_name4 = Connellsville
Dunbar
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| length = {{convert|12.83|mi|km|abbr=on}}{{cite web |title=ArcGIS Web Application |url=https://epa.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=ada349b90c26496ea52aab66a092593b |website=epa.maps.arcgis.com |publisher=US EPA |accessdate=22 November 2020}}
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| discharge1_location = Youghiogheny River
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| discharge1_avg = {{convert|70.03|cuft/s|m3/s|abbr=on}} at mouth with Youghiogheny River{{cite web |title=Dunbar Creek Watershed Report |url=https://watersgeo.epa.gov/watershedreport/?comid=3805857 |website=US EPA Geoviewer |publisher=US EPA |accessdate=22 November 2020}}
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| source1 = Coolspring Run divide
| source1_location = Jumonville, Pennsylvania{{cite web |title=Get Maps |url=https://ngmdb.usgs.gov/topoview/viewer/#15/39.8851/-79.6495 |website=USGS Topoview |publisher=US Geological Survey |accessdate=22 November 2020 |language=en}}
| source1_coordinates = {{coord|39|52|58|N|079|38|40|W|display=inline}}{{cite web |title=GNIS Detail - Dunbar Creek |url=https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=138:3:::NO::P3_FID,P3_TITLE:1173593,Dunbar%20Creek |website=geonames.usgs.gov |publisher=US Geological Survey |accessdate=22 November 2020}}
| source1_elevation = {{convert|2,130|ft|abbr=on}}
| mouth = Youghiogheny River
| mouth_location = Connellsville, Pennsylvania{{cite web |title=Get Maps |url=https://ngmdb.usgs.gov/topoview/viewer/#15/40.0029/-79.5960 |website=USGS Topoview |publisher=US Geological Survey |accessdate=22 November 2020 |language=en}}
| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|40|00|16|N|079|35|51|W|display=inline,title}}
| mouth_elevation = {{convert|879|ft|abbr=on}}
| progression = Youghiogheny River → Monongahela River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico
| river_system = Monongahela River
| basin_size = {{convert|36.91|sqmi}}
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| tributaries_left = Irishtown Run
Gist Run
| tributaries_right = Glade Run
Limestone Run
Tucker Run
Elk Rock Run
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| bridges = Church Hill Road, Railroad Street, Bridge Street, Riverside Drive
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Dunbar Creek is a {{convert|12.6|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}}U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. [http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ The National Map] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329155652/http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ |date=2012-03-29 }}, accessed August 15, 2011 stream which is located in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. It flows into the Youghiogheny River at Connellsville.
History and features
According to the Geographic Names Information System, Dunbar Creek has also been known historically as:
- New Haven and Dunber Cree
It is a noted trout stream, with a popular fly fishing-only section on its upper portions. The Pennsylvania Fish Commission stocks the stream with brown and brook trout. There are also some native brook trout located in its headwaters. The Budinsky hole is a popular fishing spot on the stream.Frye, Bob, [http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/outdoors/s_464981.html Dunbar Creek Survey Brings Surprise] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060819191242/http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/outdoors/s_464981.html |date=2006-08-19 }} August 2006, pittsburghlive.com
Course
Dunbar Creek rises in a pond at Jumonville, Pennsylvania, and then flows northerly along the west side of Chestnut Ridge to join the Youghiogheny River at Connellsville.
Watershed
Natural history
The mouth of Dunbar Creek is the location of Dunbar Creek Confluence BDA. Here, there is a mature riverine forest and a scour habitat that provide habitat for a plant species of special concern.{{cite web |title=Fayette County Natural Heritage Inventory |url=https://www.naturalheritage.state.pa.us/CNAI_PDFs/Fayette%20County%20NHI%202000%20WEB.pdf |website=Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program |publisher=Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program |accessdate=22 November 2020}}