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'''Pinchgut Creek''' is a stream that arises on the southern slope of [[Red Mountain]] and flows around [[Little Sand Mountain]] and through [[Trussville]] before it spills into the [[Cahaba River]] near the [[Trussville Wastewater Treatment Plant]]. | '''Pinchgut Creek''' is a stream that arises on the southern slope of [[Red Mountain]] and flows around [[Little Sand Mountain]] and through [[Trussville]] before it spills into the [[Cahaba River]] near the former [[Trussville Wastewater Treatment Plant]]. | ||
The [[Trussville Greenway]], part of the [[Red Rock Ridge & Valley Trail System]], follows the lower section of Pinchgut Creek from [[Morrow Road]] to its outlet at the Cahaba. | The [[Trussville Greenway]], part of the [[Red Rock Ridge & Valley Trail System]], follows the lower section of Pinchgut Creek from [[Morrow Road]] to its outlet at the Cahaba. | ||
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* passes behind the [[Trussville Play Station]] | * passes behind the [[Trussville Play Station]] | ||
* crosses under [[Watterson Parkway]] | * crosses under [[Watterson Parkway]] | ||
* passes proposed [[Pinchgut Pavilion]] | |||
* crosses under [[Chalkville Mountain Road]] | * crosses under [[Chalkville Mountain Road]] | ||
* bends southeast under the [[AGS North District]] tracks | * bends southeast under the [[AGS North District]] tracks | ||
* passes below the [[Trussville Wastewater Treatment Plant]] | * passes below the former [[Trussville Wastewater Treatment Plant]] | ||
* spills into the [[Cahaba River]] ({{Locate coords inline | lat=33.62003 | lon=-86.59760 | type=h | zoom=17 }}) | * spills into the [[Cahaba River]] ({{Locate coords inline | lat=33.62003 | lon=-86.59760 | type=h | zoom=17 }}) | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:42, 10 June 2016
Pinchgut Creek is a stream that arises on the southern slope of Red Mountain and flows around Little Sand Mountain and through Trussville before it spills into the Cahaba River near the former Trussville Wastewater Treatment Plant.
The Trussville Greenway, part of the Red Rock Ridge & Valley Trail System, follows the lower section of Pinchgut Creek from Morrow Road to its outlet at the Cahaba.
Notable locations
- Source (map)
- crosses below I-59
- passes below the Pinnacle at Tutwiler Farm shopping center
- bends southward, passing below Morris Spring Lane
- crosses below Morrow Road (Morrow Road Bridge)
- crosses below U.S. Highway 78 (Gadsden Highway)
- follows alongside Peggy Lee Lane next to Serra Mazda
- joined by unnamed tributary draining from Tom Bradford Park
- bends to east by northeast and follows the AGS North District railroad tracks along the southern edge of Jefferson Memorial Park and the northern edge of the Eastern Area Landfill
- joined by outlet from holding pond
- passes below the Brooke's Crossing subdivision
- crosses under Mary Taylor Road
- passes below the Springs at Trussville Apartments
- passes the former Trussville Quarry
- passes behind the Trussville Play Station
- crosses under Watterson Parkway
- passes proposed Pinchgut Pavilion
- crosses under Chalkville Mountain Road
- bends southeast under the AGS North District tracks
- passes below the former Trussville Wastewater Treatment Plant
- spills into the Cahaba River (map)