Stranahan Run (East Branch Oil Creek tributary) explained

Stranahan Run
Name Other:Tributary to East Branch Oil Creek
Map Size:300
Map Alt:Map of the mouth of Stranahan Run
Pushpin Map:Pennsylvania#USA
Pushpin Map Size:300
Pushpin Map Alt:Location of Stranahan Run mouth
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Crawford
Erie
Subdivision Type4:City
Subdivision Name4:Spartansburg
Length:1.97miles[1]
Discharge1 Location:Clear Lake at Spartansburg, Pennsylvania
Discharge1 Avg:6.35cuft/s at mouth with East Branch Oil Creek (Clear Lake)[2]
Source1:divide between Stranahan Run, Britton Run and unnamed tributary to East Branch Oil Creek
Source1 Location:about 1.5 miles northwest of Spartansburg, Pennsylvania in State Game Lands #144
Source1 Coordinates:41.8403°N -79.6683°W[3]
Source1 Elevation:1650feet[4]
Mouth:Clear Lake
Mouth Location:Spartansburg, Pennsylvania
Mouth Coordinates:41.8372°N -79.7225°W
Mouth Elevation:1441feet
Progression:East Branch Oil CreekOil CreekAllegheny RiverOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River System:Allegheny River (Oil Creek)
Tributaries Left:unnamed tributaries
Tributaries Right:unnamed tributaries
Waterbodies:Clear Lake
Bridges:intersection of Earnest Road, PA 89

Stranahan Run is a 1.97miles[5] long tributary to East Branch Oil Creek in Crawford County, Pennsylvania.

Course

Stranahan Run rises on the Britton Run divide about 1.5 miles northwest of Spartansburg, Pennsylvania. Stranahan Run then flows northeast and southeast through the Erie Drift Plain to Clear Lake, in Spartansburg, Pennsylvania where it joins East Branch Oil Creek.

Watershed

Stranahan Run drains of area, receives about 46.8 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 478.58 and is about 47% forested.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS Web Application . epa.maps.arcgis.com . US EPA . 21 October 2019.
  2. Web site: Stranahan Run Watershed Report . Waters Geoviewer . US EPA . 22 October 2019.
  3. Web site: GNIS Detail - Stranahan Run . geonames.usgs.gov . US Geological Survey . 22 October 2019.
  4. Web site: East Branch Oil Creek Topo Map, Crawford County PA (Centerville Area) . TopoZone . Locality, LLC . 21 October 2019 . en.
  5. Web site: ArcGIS Web Application . epa.maps.arcgis.com . US EPA . 15 June 2019.