Caldwell Creek (Pennsylvania) Explained

Caldwell Creek
Name Other:Tributary to Pine Creek
Map Size:300
Pushpin Map:Pennsylvania#USA
Pushpin Map Size:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Caldwell Creek mouth
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Warren
Crawford
Length:15.28miles[1]
Discharge1 Location:Pine Creek
Discharge1 Avg:84.44cuft/s at mouth with Pine Creek[2]
Source1:divide between Caldwell Creek, Gar Run, and Tidioute Creek
Source1 Location:Pittsfield Township, Warren County, Pennsylvania
Source1 Coordinates:41.7675°N -79.4597°W[3]
Source1 Elevation:1720feet[4]
Mouth:Pine Creek
Mouth Location:Eldred Township, Warren County, Pennsylvania
Mouth Coordinates:41.6936°N -79.5694°W
Mouth Elevation:1192feet
Progression:generally south
River System:Allegheny River (Oil Creek)
Tributaries Left:Dunderdale Creek
Tributaries Right:West Branch Caldwell Creek
Stony Hollow Run
Porky Run
Bridges:Tidioute 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

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[3]

Course

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.[4]

Watershed

Caldwell Creek drains of area, receives about 44.7 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 422.49 and is about 75% forested.[2]

See also

References

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