Church Run (Oil Creek tributary)

Church Run is a 4.0 mi (6.4 km) long 1st order tributary to Oil Creek in Crawford County, Pennsylvania.

Church Run
Tributary to Oil Creek
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyCrawford
CityTitusville
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between Church Run and Thompson Creek
  locationabout 2 miles north of Titusville, Pennsylvania
  coordinates41°40′13″N 079°39′46″W[1]
  elevation1,565 ft (477 m)[2]
MouthOil Creek at Titusville, Pennsylvania
  location
Titusville, Pennsylvania
  coordinates
41°37′26″N 079°39′40″W[1]
  elevation
1,150 ft (350 m)[2]
Length4.0 mi (6.4 km)[3]
Basin size4.0 square miles (10 km2)[4]
Discharge 
  locationTitusville, Pennsylvania
  average7.64 cu ft/s (0.216 m3/s) at mouth with Oil Creek[4]
Basin features
Progressionsouthwest then south
River systemAllegheny River
Tributaries 
  leftunnamed tributaries
  rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesChurch Run Road (PA 89) (x2), Union Street, W Linden Street, W Spruce Street, E Hemlock Street, N Martin Street, N Drake Street, N Kerr Street, E Main Street, E Central Avenue, E Spring Street. S Brown Street

Course

Church Run rises on the Thompson Creek divide about 2 miles north of Titusville, Pennsylvania. Church Run then flows southwest and south to meet Oil Creek at Titusville.[2]

Course and Watershed of Church Run (Oil Creek tributary)

Watershed

Church Run drains 4.0 square miles (10 km2) of area, receives about 45.0 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 438.82, and has an average water temperature of 7.55 °C.[4] The watershed is 66% forested.[4]

References

  1. "GNIS Detail - Church Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  2. "Pine Creek Topo Map, Venango County PA (Titusville South Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  4. "Church Run Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
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