Dutch Fork (Buffalo Creek tributary)
{{Short description|Stream in Pennsylvania, USA}}
{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox river
| name = Dutch Fork
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| name_other = Tributary to Buffalo Creek
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| map_size = 300
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Dutch Fork mouth
| pushpin_map_alt = Map of Dutch Fork mouth location
| subdivision_type1 = Country
| subdivision_name1 = United States
| subdivision_type2 = State
| subdivision_name2 = Pennsylvania
| subdivision_type3 = County
| subdivision_name3 = Washington
| subdivision_type4 = Borough
| subdivision_name4 = Claysville
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| length = {{convert|11.23|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 |access-date=2 June 2021}}
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| discharge1_location = Buffalo Creek
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| discharge1_avg = {{convert|27.96|cuft/s|m3/s|abbr=on}} at mouth with Buffalo Creek{{cite web |title=Dutch Fork Watershed Report |url=https://watersgeo.epa.gov/watershedreport/?comid=19451929 |website=US EPA Geoviewer |publisher=US EPA |access-date=2 June 2021}}
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| source1 = unnamed tributary to Buffalo Creek divide
| source1_location = about 0.25 miles east of Claysville, Pennsylvania
| source1_coordinates = {{coord|40|07|25|N|080|23|54|W|display=inline}}{{cite web |title=GNIS Detail - Dutch Fork |url=https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=138:3:::NO::P3_FID,P3_TITLE:1173648,Dutch%20Fork |website=geonames.usgs.gov |publisher=US Geological Survey |access-date=2 June 2021}}
| source1_elevation = {{convert|1,180|ft|abbr=on}}{{cite web |title=Get Maps |url=https://ngmdb.usgs.gov/topoview/viewer/#15/40.1144/-80.3987 |website=USGS Topoview |publisher=US Geological Survey |access-date=2 June 2021 |language=en}}
| mouth = Buffalo Creek
| mouth_location = about 0.5 miles southeast of Dunsfort, Pennsylvania
| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|40|11|02|N|080|29|11|W|display=inline,title}}
| mouth_elevation = {{convert|853|ft|abbr=on}}{{cite web |title=Get Maps |url=https://ngmdb.usgs.gov/topoview/viewer/#15/40.1871/-80.4805 |website=USGS Topoview |publisher=US Geological Survey |access-date=2 June 2021 |language=en}}
| progression = Buffalo Creek → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico
| river_system = Ohio River
| basin_size = {{convert|23.59|sqmi}}
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| tributaries_left = Bonar Creek
Ralston Run
| tributaries_right = unnamed tributaries
| waterbodies = Dutch Fork Lake
| bridges = US 40, Valley View Road, Railroad Street, Highland Avenue, Bank Alley, Green Street, Spring Alley, Railroad Street, I-70, PA 231, Old National Pike, I-70 (x3), US 40 (x2), Hicks Road, Dutch Fork Church Road, Lake Road
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Dutch Fork is a {{convert|11.23|mi|km|abbr=on}} long 3rd order tributary to Buffalo Creek in Washington County, Pennsylvania.
Variant names
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:
- Dutch Fork of Buffalo Creek
Course
Dutch Fork rises about 0.25 miles east of Claysville, Pennsylvania, in Washington County and then flows west and north to join Buffalo Creek about 0.5 miles southeast of Dunsfort.