East Shreve Run

East Shreve Run
Tributary to Oil Creek
Location of East Shreve Run mouth
Location of East Shreve Run mouth
Location of East Shreve Run mouth
Location of East Shreve Run mouth
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyCrawford
Erie
TownshipBloomfield
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between East Shreve Run and South Branch French Creek
 • locationUnion Township, Erie County
 • coordinates41°49′00″N 079°50′00″W / 41.81667°N 79.83333°W / 41.81667; -79.83333[1]
 • elevation1,575 ft (480 m)[2]
MouthLake Canadohta
 • location
Lake Canadohta
 • coordinates
41°49′00″N 079°50′00″W / 41.81667°N 79.83333°W / 41.81667; -79.83333[1]{
 • elevation
1,389 ft (423 m)[2]
Length3.42 mi (5.50 km)[3]
Basin size3.03 square miles (7.8 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • average6.10 cu ft/s (0.173 m3/s) at mouth with Oil Creek[4]
Basin features
ProgressionOil Creek → Allegheny River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico
River systemAllegheny River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesState Game Land Road, Mt Pleasant Road

East Shreve Run is a 3.42 mi (5.50 km)[3] long tributary to Lake Canadohta (Oil Creek) in Crawford County, Pennsylvania. The watershed is about 43% forested and 50% agricultural. The rest is of other uses.[4]

Course

East Shreve Run rises on the South Branch French Creek divide in Union Township, Pennsylvania. East Shreve Run then flows south through the Erie Drift Plain to Oil Creek at Lake Canadohta, Pennsylvania.

Watershed

East Shreve Run drains 3.03 square miles (7.8 km2) of area, receives about 46.4 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 483.63 and is about 45% forested.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - East Shreve Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Canadohta Lake Topo Map, Crawford County PA (Lake Canadohta Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  3. ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d "East Shreve Run Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 24 August 2019.

Additional Images

Course of East Shreve Run (Oil Creek tributary)
Watershed of East Shreve Run (Oil Creek tributary)


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