East Branch Sugar Creek (Sugar Creek tributary) explained

East Branch Sugar Creek
Name Other:Tributary to Sugar Creek
Map Size:300
Pushpin Map:Pennsylvania#USA
Pushpin Map Size:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of East Branch Sugar Creek mouth
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Venango
Length:7.21miles[1]
Discharge1 Location:Sugar Creek
Discharge1 Avg:88.35cuft/s at mouth with Sugar Creek[2]
Source1:Twomile Run divide
Source1 Location:about 0.25 miles east of Dempseytown, Pennsylvania[3]
Source1 Coordinates:41.5303°N -79.7511°W[4]
Source1 Elevation:1500feet
Mouth:Sugar Creek
Mouth Location:Cooperstown, Pennsylvania
Mouth Coordinates:41.5036°N -79.8628°W
Mouth Elevation:1132feet
Progression:generally west
River System:Allegheny River
Tributaries Left:unnamed tributaries
Tributaries Right:Little Sugar Creek

East Branch Sugar Creek is a 7.21miles long 3rd order tributary to Sugar Creek in Venango County, Pennsylvania.

Course

East Branch Sugar Creek rises on the Twomile Run divide about 0.25 miles east of Dempseytown in Venango County, Pennsylvania. East Branch Sugar Creek then flows westerly to meet Sugar Creek at Cooperstown, Pennsylvania.[3]

Watershed

East Branch Sugar Creek drains of area, receives about 44.8 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 451.28, and has an average water temperature of 7.81 °C.[2] The watershed is 66% forested.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS Web Application . epa.maps.arcgis.com . US EPA . 27 December 2019.
  2. Web site: East Branch Sugar Creek Watershed Report . Waters Geoviewer . US EPA . 27 December 2019.
  3. Web site: East Branch Sugar Creek Topo Map, Venango County PA (Dempseytown Area) . TopoZone . Locality, LLC . 27 December 2019 . en.
  4. Web site: GNIS Detail - East Branch Sugar Creek . geonames.usgs.gov . US Geological Survey . 27 December 2019 . en-us.