Spring Creek (Brokenstraw Creek tributary) explained

Spring Creek
Name Other:Tributary to Brokenstraw Creek
Map Size:300
Pushpin Map:Pennsylvania#USA
Pushpin Map Size:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Spring Creek mouth
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Warren
Length:10.69miles[1]
Discharge1 Location:Brokenstraw Creek
Discharge1 Avg:73.06cuft/s at mouth with Brokenstraw Creek[2]
Source1:divide between Spring Creek and East Branch Oil Creek
Source1 Location:about 2 miles southwest of East Branch, Pennsylvania
Source1 Coordinates:41.7792°N -79.5917°W[3]
Source1 Elevation:1670feet[4]
Mouth:Brokenstraw Creek
Mouth Location:about 0.5 miles south of Spring Creek, Pennsylvania
Mouth Coordinates:41.8631°N -79.515°W
Mouth Elevation:1358feet
Progression:Brokenstraw CreekAllegheny RiverOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River System:Allegheny River
Tributaries Left:Coolspring Creek
Whitney Run
Ferrin Run
Tributaries Right:East Branch Spring Creek
Cobbs Run
Bridges:State Lot Road, Hyde Road, Knapp Road, Oil Creek Road, Jackson Hill Road

Spring Creek is a 10.69miles long 3rd order tributary to Brokenstraw Creek.[1] It is classed as a High-quality cold-water fishery by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission.[5]

Course

Spring Creek rises on the divide between it and East Branch Oil Creek in Warren County, Pennsylvania about 2 miles southwest of East Branch, Pennsylvania and flows northeast to meet Brokenstraw Creek south of Spring Creek, Pennsylvania.

Watershed

Spring Creek drains of the Pennsylvania High Plateau province and the northwestern glaciated plateau and is underlaid by the Venango Formation.[6] The watershed receives an average of 44.4 in/year of precipitation and has a wetness index of 437.71.[2] The watershed is about 64% forested.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS Web Application . epa.maps.arcgis.com . US EPA . 26 September 2019.
  2. Web site: Spring Creek Watershed Report . Waters Geoviewer . US EPA . 26 September 2019.
  3. Web site: GNIS Detail - Spring Creek . geonames.usgs.gov . US Geological Survey . 26 September 2019.
  4. Web site: Gar Run Topo Map, Warren County PA (Pittsfield Area) . TopoZone . Locality, LLC . 26 September 2019 . en.
  5. Web site: Brokenstraw Watershed Conservation Plan . Pennsylvania DCNR . Western Pennsylvania Conservancy . 22 September 2019.
  6. Web site: Mineral Resources Online Spatial Data: Geologic maps . mrdata.usgs.gov . US Geological Survey . 22 September 2019.