Spring Creek (Brokenstraw Creek tributary)
| Spring Creek Tributary to Brokenstraw Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Spring Creek mouth  Spring Creek (Brokenstraw Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Warren |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | divide between Spring Creek and East Branch Oil Creek |
| • location | about 2 miles southwest of East Branch, Pennsylvania |
| • coordinates | 41°46′45″N 079°35′30″W / 41.77917°N 79.59167°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,670 ft (510 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Brokenstraw Creek |
• location | about 0.5 miles south of Spring Creek, Pennsylvania[2] |
• coordinates | 41°51′47″N 079°30′54″W / 41.86306°N 79.51500°W[1] |
• elevation | 1,358 ft (414 m)[1] |
| Length | 10.69 mi (17.20 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 101.07 square miles (261.8 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Brokenstraw Creek |
| • average | 73.06 cu ft/s (2.069 m3/s) at mouth with Brokenstraw Creek[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Brokenstraw Creek → Allegheny River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
| River system | Allegheny River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Coolspring Creek Whitney Run Ferrin Run |
| • right | East Branch Spring Creek Cobbs Run |
| Bridges | State Lot Road, Hyde Road, Knapp Road, Oil Creek Road, Jackson Hill Road |
Spring Creek is a 10.69 mi (17.20 km) long 3rd order tributary to Brokenstraw Creek.[3] It is classed as a High-quality cold-water fishery by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission.[5]
Course
[edit]Spring Creek rises on the divide between it and East Branch Oil Creek in Warren County, Pennsylvania about 2 miles southwest of East Branch, Pennsylvania and flows northeast to meet Brokenstraw Creek south of Spring Creek, Pennsylvania.
Watershed
[edit]Spring Creek drains 39.02 square miles (101.1 km2) of the Pennsylvania High Plateau province and the northwestern glaciated plateau and is underlaid by the Venango Formation.[6] The watershed receives an average of 44.4 in/year of precipitation and has a wetness index of 437.71.[4] The watershed is about 64% forested.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Spring Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- ^ a b "Gar Run Topo Map, Warren County PA (Pittsfield Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- ^ a b c "Spring Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- ^ "Brokenstraw Watershed Conservation Plan" (PDF). Pennsylvania DCNR. Western Pennsylvania Conservancy. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
- ^ "Mineral Resources Online Spatial Data: Geologic maps". mrdata.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 22 September 2019.