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Twomile Creek (East Branch Oil Creek tributary)

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Twomile Creek
Tributary to East Branch Oil Creek
Location of Twomile Creek mouth
Location of Twomile Creek mouth
Location of Twomile Creek mouth
Location of Twomile Creek mouth
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyCrawford
TownshipRome
Sparta
BoroughCenterville
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between Twomile Creek and Britton Run
 • locationabout 0.75 miles southwest of Britton Run, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates41°47′31″N 079°45′50″W / 41.79194°N 79.76389°W / 41.79194; -79.76389[1]
 • elevation1,555 ft (474 m)[2]
MouthEast Branch Oil Creek
 • location
Centerville, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates
41°44′43″N 079°45′27″W / 41.74528°N 79.75750°W / 41.74528; -79.75750[1]
 • elevation
1,283 ft (391 m)[2]
Length3.72 mi (5.99 km)[3]
Basin size3.58 square miles (9.3 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationEast Branch Oil Creek
 • average6.85 cu ft/s (0.194 m3/s) at mouth with East Branch Oil Creek[4]
Basin features
ProgressionEast Branch Oil Creek → Oil Creek → Allegheny River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico
River systemAllegheny River (Oil Creek)
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesPA 77, Kunick Road, Brimstone Road

Twomile Creek is a 3.72 mi (5.99 km) long 2nd order tributary to East Branch Oil Creek in Crawford County, Pennsylvania.

Course

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Twomile Creek rises on the Britton Run divide about 0.75 miles southwest of Britton Run, Pennsylvania. Twomile Creek then flows south through the Erie Drift Plain to East Branch Oil Creek at Centerville, Pennsylvania.

Watershed

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Twomile Creek drains 3.58 square miles (9.3 km2) of area, receives about 45.4 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 459.72 and is about 50% forested.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Twomile Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b "East Branch Oil Creek Topo Map, Crawford County PA (Centerville Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "Twomile Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 22 October 2019.

Additional Maps

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Course of Twomile Creek (East Branch Oil Creek)
Watershed of Twomile Creek (East Branch Oil Creek tributary)
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