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Lake Creek (Sugar Creek tributary)

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Coordinates: 41°29′55″N 079°52′28″W / 41.49861°N 79.87444°W / 41.49861; -79.87444
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Lake Creek
Tributary to Sugar Creek
Lake Creek (Sugar Creek tributary) is located in Pennsylvania
Lake Creek (Sugar Creek tributary)
Location of Lake Creek mouth
Lake Creek (Sugar Creek tributary) is located in the United States
Lake Creek (Sugar Creek tributary)
Lake Creek (Sugar Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyVenango
Crawford County
Physical characteristics
SourceWoodcock Creek divide
 • locationabout 2 miles northwest of Guys Mills, Pennsylvania[2]
 • coordinates41°39′29″N 079°59′43″W / 41.65806°N 79.99528°W / 41.65806; -79.99528[1]
 • elevation1,538 ft (469 m)[2]
MouthSugar Creek
 • location
Cooperstown, Pennsylvania[2]
 • coordinates
41°29′55″N 079°52′28″W / 41.49861°N 79.87444°W / 41.49861; -79.87444[1]
 • elevation
1,122 ft (342 m)[1]
Length17.15 mi (27.60 km)[3]
Basin size34.36 square miles (89.0 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationSugar Creek
 • average59.42 cu ft/s (1.683 m3/s) at mouth with Sugar Creek[4]
Basin features
Progressiongenerally southeast
River systemAllegheny River
Tributaries 
 • leftTrout Run
 • rightBrawley Run
WaterbodiesSugar Lake

Lake Creek is a 17.15 mi (27.60 km) long 3rd order tributary to Sugar Creek in Crawford and Venango County, Pennsylvania.

Course

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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.[2]

Watershed

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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]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Lake Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d "Lake Creek Topo Map, Venango County PA (Franklin Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d "Lake Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 26 December 2019.

Additional Maps

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Course of Lake Creek (Sugar Creek tributary) in Crawford and Venango Counties, Pennsylvania
Watershed of Lake Creek (Sugar Creek tributary) in Crawford and Venango Counties, Pennsylvania
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