Cherrytree Run (Oil Creek tributary) explained

Cherrytree Run
Name Other:Tributary to Oil Creek
Map Size:300
Pushpin Map:USA Pennsylvania#USA
Pushpin Map Size:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the mouth of Cherrytree Run
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type3:Counties
Subdivision Name3:Venango
Length:8miles
Discharge1 Location:Rynd Farm, Pennsylvania
Discharge1 Avg:30.45cuft/s at mouth with Oil Creek[1]
Source1:divide between Cherrytree Run and Prather Creek (French Creek Drainage)
Source1 Location:about 0.5 miles west of Toonerville, Pennsylvania[2]
Source1 Coordinates:41.5781°N -79.7081°W[3]
Source1 Elevation:1540feet
Mouth:Oil Creek
Mouth Location:Rynd Farm, Pennsylvania
Mouth Coordinates:41.4811°N -79.6947°W
Mouth Elevation:1048feet
Progression:Oil CreekAllegheny RiverOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River System:Allegheny River
Basin Population:724 (2010)
Tributaries Left:unnamed tributaries
Tributaries Right:Kane Run
Wykle Run

Cherrytree Run is a 8miles long 2nd order tributary to Oil Creek in Venango County, Pennsylvania. This run has the same name as the township, Cherrytree Township, that it drains.

Variant names

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

Course

Cherrytree Run rises on the Prather Creek divide about 0.5 miles west of Toonerville, Pennsylvania. Cherrytree Run then flows south to meet Oil Creek at the Rynd Farm.[2]

Watershed

Cherrytree Run drains of area, receives about 44.9 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 429.10, and has an average water temperature of 7.79 °C.[1] The watershed is 75% forested.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cherrytree Run Watershed Report . Waters Geoviewer . US EPA . 20 October 2019.
  2. Web site: Oil Creek State Park Topo Map, Venango County PA (Titusville South Area) . TopoZone . Locality, LLC . 12 June 2019 . en.
  3. Web site: GNIS Detail - Cherrytree Run . geonames.usgs.gov . US Geological Survey . 12 June 2019.