Pine Creek (Oil Creek tributary)
Pine Creek Tributary to Oil Creek | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Crawford Warren |
City | Titusville |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | divide between Caldwell Creek and Tidioute Creek |
• location | near Excelsior Corners, Pennsylvania |
• coordinates | 41°42′54″N 079°30′56″W / 41.71500°N 79.51556°W[1] |
• elevation | 1,670 ft (510 m)[2] |
Mouth | southeast of Titusville, Pennsylvania |
• location | Titusville, Pennsylvania |
• coordinates | 41°37′05″N 079°39′10″W / 41.61806°N 79.65278°W[1] |
• elevation | 1,150 ft (350 m)[2] |
Length | 13.8 mi (22.2 km)[3] |
Basin size | 85.7 square miles (222 km2)[4] |
Discharge | |
• location | Oil Creek |
• average | 151.2 cu ft/s (4.28 m3/s) at mouth with Oil Creek[4] |
Basin features | |
Progression | generally southwest |
River system | Allegheny River (Oil Creek) |
Population | 1,234 (2010) |
Tributaries | |
• left | Gilson Run Golby Run |
• right | Campbell Creek Dunham Run Caldwell Creek Henderson Run |
Bridges | Enterprise Road (PA 27), Duncan Road |
Pine Creek is a 13.8-mile (22.1 km)[5] long tributary to Oil Creek in Crawford County, Pennsylvania. Most of Pine Creek and its tributaries are classed as Exceptional Value (EV) or High-quality-Cold Water Fishery (HQ-CWF). Only the lowest part of Pine Creek near Oil Creek is classed as a cold-water fishery.[6]
Variant names
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
- East Branch Oil Creek
- Pine Run
Course
Pine Creek rises on the Caldwell and Tidioute Creek divide near Excelsior Corners, Pennsylvania in Warren County. Pine Creek then flows southwest to meet Oil Creek just southeast of Titusville in Crawford County.[2]
Watershed
Pine Creek drains 85.7 square miles (222 km2) of area, receives about 44.8 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 426.68, and has an average water temperature of 7.35 °C.[4] The watershed is 79% forested.[4]
References
- ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Pine Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
- ^ a b c "Pine Creek Topo Map, Venango County PA (Titusville South Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Pine Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
- ^ "Stream Report - Pine Creek". www.dep.state.pa.us. PA Fish and Boat Commission. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
External links
Additional Maps
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