West Shreve Run (Oil Creek tributary)
West Shreve Run is a 4.06 mi (6.53 km) long tributary to Lake Canadohta (Oil Creek) in Crawford County, Pennsylvania. The watershed is about 50% forested and 43% agricultural. The rest is of other uses.[4]
West Shreve Run Tributary to Oil Creek | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Crawford Erie |
Township | Bloomfield Union |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | divide between West Shreve Run and South Branch French Creek |
⁃ location | about 1 mile south of Hinckley Corners, Pennsylvania |
⁃ coordinates | 41°51′22″N 079°53′09″W[1] |
⁃ elevation | 1,630 ft (500 m)[2] |
Mouth | Lake Canadohta |
⁃ location | Lake Canadohta |
⁃ coordinates | 41°49′09″N 079°50′18″W[1] |
⁃ elevation | 1,389 ft (423 m)[2] |
Length | 4.06 mi (6.53 km)[3] |
Basin size | 3.8 square miles (9.8 km2)[4] |
Discharge | |
⁃ average | 7.65 cu ft/s (0.217 m3/s) at mouth with Oil Creek (Lake Canadohta)[4] |
Basin features | |
Progression | south |
River system | Allegheny River (Oil Creek) |
Tributaries | |
⁃ left | unnamed tributaries |
⁃ right | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges | Shreve Ridge Road, Old Valley Road (x2), Lincolnville Road |
Course
West Shreve Run rises on the South Branch French Creek divide about 1 mile south of Hinckley Corners, Pennsylvania. West Shreve Run then flows south through the Erie Drift Plain to Oil Creek (Lake Canadohta).
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Course and Watershed of West Shreve Run (Oil Creek tributary)
Watershed
West Shreve Run drains 3.8 square miles (9.8 km2) of area, receives about 46.4 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 461.04 and is about 50% forested.[4]
References
- "GNIS Detail - West Shreve Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- "Canadohta Lake Topo Map, Crawford County PA (Lake Canadohta Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- "West Shreve Run Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
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