Lake Creek (Sugar Creek tributary)
Lake Creek is a 17.15 mi (27.60 km) long 3rd order tributary to Sugar Creek in Crawford and Venango County, Pennsylvania.
Lake Creek Tributary to Sugar Creek | |
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![]() ![]() Location of Lake Creek mouth ![]() ![]() Lake Creek (Sugar Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Venango Crawford County |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Woodcock Creek divide |
⁃ location | about 2 miles northwest of Guys Mills, Pennsylvania[1] |
⁃ coordinates | 41°39′29″N 079°59′43″W[2] |
⁃ elevation | 1,538 ft (469 m)[1] |
Mouth | Sugar Creek |
⁃ location | Cooperstown, Pennsylvania[1] |
⁃ coordinates | 41°29′55″N 079°52′28″W[2] |
⁃ elevation | 1,122 ft (342 m)[2] |
Length | 17.15 mi (27.60 km)[3] |
Basin size | 34.36 square miles (89.0 km2)[4] |
Discharge | |
⁃ location | Sugar Creek |
⁃ average | 59.42 cu ft/s (1.683 m3/s) at mouth with Sugar Creek[4] |
Basin features | |
Progression | generally southeast |
River system | Allegheny River |
Tributaries | |
⁃ left | Trout Run |
⁃ right | Brawley Run |
Waterbodies | Sugar Lake |
Course
Lake Creek rises on the Woodcock Creek divide about 2 miles northwest of Guys Mills, Pennsylvania in Crawford County. Lake Creek then flows southeasterly into Venango County to meet Sugar Creek at Cooperstown, Pennsylvania.[1]
Watershed
Lake Creek drains 34.36 square miles (89.0 km2) of area, receives about 44.6 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 466.17, and has an average water temperature of 7.88 °C.[4] The watershed is 66% forested.[4]
Additional Images
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Course of Lake Creek (Sugar Creek tributary) in Crawford and Venango Counties, Pennsylvania
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Watershed of Lake Creek (Sugar Creek tributary) in Crawford and Venango Counties, Pennsylvania
References
- "Lake Creek Topo Map, Venango County PA (Franklin Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
- "GNIS Detail - Lake Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
- "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
- "Lake Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
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