West Shreve Run
| West Shreve Run Tributary to Oil Creek | |
|---|---|
   | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Crawford Erie |
| Township | Bloomfield Union |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | divide between West Shreve Run and South Branch French Creek |
| • location | about 1 mile south of Hinckley Corners, Pennsylvania |
| • coordinates | 41°51′22″N 079°53′09″W / 41.85611°N 79.88583°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,630 ft (500 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Lake Canadohta |
• location | Lake Canadohta |
• coordinates | 41°49′09″N 079°50′18″W / 41.81917°N 79.83833°W[1] |
• elevation | 1,389 ft (423 m)[2] |
| Length | 4.06 mi (6.53 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 3.8 square miles (9.8 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 7.65 cu ft/s (0.217 m3/s) at mouth with Oil Creek (Lake Canadohta)[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Oil Creek → Allegheny River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
| River system | Allegheny River (Oil Creek) |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Shreve Ridge Road, Old Valley Road (x2), Lincolnville Road |
West Shreve Run is a 4.06 mi (6.53 km) long tributary to Lake Canadohta (Oil Creek) in Crawford County, Pennsylvania. The watershed is about 50% forested and 43% agricultural. The rest is of other uses.[4]
Course
[edit]West Shreve Run rises on the South Branch French Creek divide about 1 mile south of Hinckley Corners, Pennsylvania. West Shreve Run then flows south through the Erie Drift Plain to Oil Creek (Lake Canadohta).
Watershed
[edit]West Shreve Run drains 3.8 square miles (9.8 km2) of area, receives about 46.4 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 461.04 and is about 50% forested.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - West Shreve Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Canadohta Lake Topo Map, Crawford County PA (Lake Canadohta Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- ^ a b c d "West Shreve Run Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
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