Caldwell Creek (Pennsylvania)

Coordinates: 41°41′37″N 79°34′10″W / 41.69361°N 79.56944°W / 41.69361; -79.56944
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Caldwell Creek
Tributary to Pine Creek
Caldwell Creek (Pennsylvania) is located in Pennsylvania
Caldwell Creek (Pennsylvania)
Location of Caldwell Creek mouth
Caldwell Creek (Pennsylvania) is located in the United States
Caldwell Creek (Pennsylvania)
Caldwell Creek (Pennsylvania) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyWarren
Crawford
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between Caldwell Creek, Gar Run, and Tidioute Creek
 • locationPittsfield Township, Warren County, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates41°46′03″N 79°27′35″W / 41.76750°N 79.45972°W / 41.76750; -79.45972[1]
 • elevation1,720 ft (520 m)[2]
MouthPine Creek
 • location
Eldred Township, Warren County, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates
41°41′37″N 79°34′10″W / 41.69361°N 79.56944°W / 41.69361; -79.56944[1]
 • elevation
1,192 ft (363 m)[2]
Length15.28 mi (24.59 km)[3]
Basin size47.24 square miles (122.4 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationPine Creek
 • average84.44 cu ft/s (2.391 m3/s) at mouth with Pine Creek[4]
Basin features
Progressiongenerally south
River systemAllegheny River (Oil Creek)
Tributaries 
 • leftDunderdale Creek
 • rightWest Branch Caldwell Creek
Stony Hollow Run
Porky Run
BridgesTidioute Creek Road, PA 27, Sanford Road, Eldred Center Road, Selkirk Road, Dotyville Hill Road, Duncan Road

Caldwell Creek is a 3rd order tributary of Pine Creek in Warren County and Crawford County, Pennsylvania in the United States.

Variant names[edit]

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]

  • East Branch Caldwell Creek

Course[edit]

Caldwell Creek rises about 0.5 miles south of Torpedo, Pennsylvania in Warren County and then flows south through Warren County into Crawford County to Pine Creek about 1 mile northeast of East Titusville, Pennsylvania.[2]

Watershed[edit]

Caldwell Creek drains 47.24 square miles (122.4 km2) of area, receives about 44.7 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 422.49 and is about 75% forested.[4]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Caldwell Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Caldwell Creek Topo Map, Warren County PA (Grand Valley Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "Caldwell Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 9 November 2019.

Additional Maps[edit]

Course of Caldwell Creek (Pine Creek tributary) in Crawford and Warren Counties, Pennsylvania
Watershed of Caldwell Creek (Pine Creek tributary) in Crawford and Warren Counties, Pennsylvania