Cherrytree Run (Oil Creek tributary)
| Cherrytree Run Tributary to Oil Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of the mouth of Cherrytree Run  Cherrytree Run (Oil Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| Counties | Venango |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | divide between Cherrytree Run and Prather Creek (French Creek Drainage) |
| • location | about 0.5 miles west of Toonerville, Pennsylvania[2] |
| • coordinates | 41°34′41″N 079°42′29″W / 41.57806°N 79.70806°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,540 ft (470 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Oil Creek |
• location | Rynd Farm, Pennsylvania[2] |
• coordinates | 41°28′52″N 079°41′41″W / 41.48111°N 79.69472°W[1] |
• elevation | 1,048 ft (319 m)[2] |
| Length | 8.0 mi (12.9 km) |
| Basin size | 16.9 square miles (44 km2)[3] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Rynd Farm, Pennsylvania |
| • average | 30.45 cu ft/s (0.862 m3/s) at mouth with Oil Creek[3] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Oil Creek → Allegheny River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
| River system | Allegheny River |
| Population | 724 (2010) |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | Kane Run Wykle Run |
Cherrytree Run is a 8.0 mi (12.9 km) long 2nd order tributary to Oil Creek in Venango County, Pennsylvania. This run has the same name as the township, Cherrytree Township, that it drains.
Variant names
[edit]According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
- Cherry Tree Run
Course
[edit]Cherrytree Run rises on the Prather Creek divide about 0.5 miles west of Toonerville, Pennsylvania. Cherrytree Run then flows south to meet Oil Creek at the Rynd Farm.[2]
Watershed
[edit]Cherrytree Run drains 16.9 square miles (44 km2) of area, receives about 44.9 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 429.10, and has an average water temperature of 7.79 °C.[3] The watershed is 75% forested.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Cherrytree Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
- ^ a b c d e "Oil Creek State Park Topo Map, Venango County PA (Titusville South Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Cherrytree Run Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
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