| McLaughlin Creek | |
| Name Other: | Tributary to Thompson Creek |
| Map Size: | 300 |
| Map Alt: | Map of the mouth of McLaughlin Creek |
| Pushpin Map: | Pennsylvania |
| Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Location of the mouth of McLaughlin Creek |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | United States |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type3: | County |
| Subdivision Name3: | Crawford |
| Subdivision Type4: | City |
| Subdivision Name4: | Hydetown |
| Length: | 8miles[1] |
| Discharge1 Location: | Hydetown, Pennsylvania |
| Discharge1 Avg: | 18.63cuft/s at mouth with Thompson Creek[2] |
| Source1: | divide between East Branch of Oil Creek and Thompson Creek |
| Source1 Location: | Buell Corners, Pennsylvania |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 41.7531°N -79.6819°W[3] |
| Source1 Elevation: | 1710feet |
| Mouth: | about 0.5 miles upstream on Thompson Creek from Hydetown, Pennsylvania |
| Mouth Location: | Hydetown, Pennsylvania |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 41.6586°N -79.7139°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 1270feet |
| Progression: | south-southwest |
| River System: | Allegheny River (Oil Creek) |
| Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
| Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges: | PA 89, Stewart Road, Mageetown Road, Fink Road, Gilson Ridge Road, Bog Hollow Road, Thompson Run Road |
McLaughlin Creek is a 8miles stream that rises in a swampy area to the south of Buell Corners on the divide between Thompson Creek and East Branch of Oil Creek in Crawford County, Pennsylvania.
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[3]
McLaughlin Creek flows west from the swamp underneath PA 89 and then southwest around Fink and Gilson Ridges. Once around the ridges, it turns south and rapidly falls through Bog Hollow to meet Thompson Creek at the bottom. Bog Hollow marks the terminal moraine for glaciation.