Spring Creek is a 10.69 mi (17.20 km) long 3rd order tributary to Brokenstraw Creek.[3] It is classed as a High-quality cold-water fishery by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission.[5]
| Spring Creek Tributary to Brokenstraw Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Spring Creek mouth  Spring Creek (Brokenstraw Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Warren |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | divide between Spring Creek and East Branch Oil Creek |
| • location | about 2 miles southwest of East Branch, Pennsylvania |
| • coordinates | 41°46′45″N 079°35′30″W / 41.77917°N 79.59167°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,670 ft (510 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Brokenstraw Creek |
• location | about 0.5 miles south of Spring Creek, Pennsylvania[2] |
• coordinates | 41°51′47″N 079°30′54″W / 41.86306°N 79.51500°W[1] |
• elevation | 1,358 ft (414 m)[1] |
| Length | 10.69 mi (17.20 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 101.07 square miles (261.8 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Brokenstraw Creek |
| • average | 73.06 cu ft/s (2.069 m3/s) at mouth with Brokenstraw Creek[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Brokenstraw Creek → Allegheny River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
| River system | Allegheny River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Coolspring Creek Whitney Run Ferrin Run |
| • right | East Branch Spring Creek Cobbs Run |
| Bridges | State Lot Road, Hyde Road, Knapp Road, Oil Creek Road, Jackson Hill Road |
Course edit
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 edit
Spring Creek drains 39.02 square miles (101.1 km2) 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.[4] The watershed is about 64% forested.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Spring Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- ^ a b "Gar Run Topo Map, Warren County PA (Pittsfield Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- ^ a b c "Spring Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- ^ "Brokenstraw Watershed Conservation Plan" (PDF). Pennsylvania DCNR. Western Pennsylvania Conservancy. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
- ^ "Mineral Resources Online Spatial Data: Geologic maps". mrdata.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 22 September 2019.