Pine Creek (Oil Creek tributary) explained

Pine Creek
Name Other:Tributary to Oil Creek
Map Size:300
Map Alt:Map of the mouth of Pine Creek
Pushpin Map:Pennsylvania#USA
Pushpin Map Size:300
Pushpin Map Alt:Location of the mouth of Pine Creek
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Crawford
Warren
Subdivision Type4:City
Subdivision Name4:Titusville
Length:13.8miles[1]
Discharge1 Location:Oil Creek
Discharge1 Avg:151.2cuft/s at mouth with Oil Creek[2]
Source1:divide between Caldwell Creek and Tidioute Creek
Source1 Location:near Excelsior Corners, Pennsylvania
Source1 Coordinates:41.715°N -79.5156°W[3]
Source1 Elevation:1670feet[4]
Mouth:southeast of Titusville, Pennsylvania
Mouth Location:Titusville, Pennsylvania
Mouth Coordinates:41.6181°N -79.6528°W
Mouth Elevation:1150feet
Progression:Oil CreekAllegheny RiverOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River System:Allegheny River (Oil Creek)
Basin Population:1,234 (2010)
Tributaries Left:Gilson Run
Golby Run
Tributaries Right:Campbell Creek
Dunham Run
Caldwell Creek
Henderson Run
Bridges:Enterprise Road (PA 27), Duncan Road

Pine Creek is a 13.8-mile (22.1 km)[5] long tributary to Oil Creek in Crawford County, Pennsylvania. Most of Pine Creek and its tributaries are classed as Exceptional Value (EV) or High-quality-Cold Water Fishery (HQ-CWF). Only the lowest part of Pine Creek near Oil Creek is classed as a cold-water fishery.[6]

Variant names

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

Course

Pine Creek rises on the Caldwell and Tidioute Creek divide near Excelsior Corners, Pennsylvania in Warren County. Pine Creek then flows southwest to meet Oil Creek just southeast of Titusville in Crawford County.[4]

Watershed

Pine Creek drains of area, receives about 44.8 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 426.68, and has an average water temperature of 7.35 °C.[2] The watershed is 79% forested.[2]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS Web Application . epa.maps.arcgis.com . US EPA . 20 October 2019.
  2. Web site: Pine Creek Watershed Report . Waters Geoviewer . US EPA . 5 July 2019.
  3. Web site: GNIS Detail - Pine Creek . geonames.usgs.gov . US Geological Survey . 14 June 2019.
  4. Web site: Pine Creek Topo Map, Venango County PA (Titusville South Area) . TopoZone . Locality, LLC . 20 October 2019 . en.
  5. Web site: ArcGIS Web Application . epa.maps.arcgis.com . US EPA . 14 June 2019.
  6. Web site: Stream Report - Pine Creek . www.dep.state.pa.us . PA Fish and Boat Commission . 19 June 2019.