Pine Creek (Oil Creek tributary)

Pine Creek
Tributary to Oil Creek
Location of the mouth of Pine Creek
Location of the mouth of Pine Creek
Location of the mouth of Pine Creek
Location of the mouth of Pine Creek
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyCrawford
Warren
CityTitusville
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between Caldwell Creek and Tidioute Creek
 • locationnear Excelsior Corners, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates41°42′54″N 079°30′56″W / 41.71500°N 79.51556°W / 41.71500; -79.51556[1]
 • elevation1,670 ft (510 m)[2]
Mouthsoutheast of Titusville, Pennsylvania
 • location
Titusville, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates
41°37′05″N 079°39′10″W / 41.61806°N 79.65278°W / 41.61806; -79.65278[1]
 • elevation
1,150 ft (350 m)[2]
Length13.8 mi (22.2 km)[3]
Basin size85.7 square miles (222 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationOil Creek
 • average151.2 cu ft/s (4.28 m3/s) at mouth with Oil Creek[4]
Basin features
ProgressionOil Creek → Allegheny River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico
River systemAllegheny River (Oil Creek)
Population1,234 (2010)
Tributaries 
 • leftGilson Run
Golby Run
 • rightCampbell Creek
Dunham Run
Caldwell Creek
Henderson Run
BridgesEnterprise Road (PA 27), Duncan Road

Pine Creek is a 13.8-mile (22.1 km)[5] long tributary to Oil Creek in Crawford County, Pennsylvania. Most of Pine Creek and its tributaries are classed as Exceptional Value (EV) or High-quality-Cold Water Fishery (HQ-CWF). Only the lowest part of Pine Creek near Oil Creek is classed as a cold-water fishery.[6]

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]

  • East Branch Oil Creek
  • Pine Run

Course

Pine Creek rises on the Caldwell and Tidioute Creek divide near Excelsior Corners, Pennsylvania in Warren County. Pine Creek then flows southwest to meet Oil Creek just southeast of Titusville in Crawford County.[2]

Watershed

Pine Creek drains 85.7 square miles (222 km2) of area, receives about 44.8 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 426.68, and has an average water temperature of 7.35 °C.[4] The watershed is 79% forested.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Pine Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Pine Creek Topo Map, Venango County PA (Titusville South Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d "Pine Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  5. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  6. ^ "Stream Report - Pine Creek". www.dep.state.pa.us. PA Fish and Boat Commission. Retrieved 19 June 2019.

Additional Maps

Course of Pine Creek (Oil Creek tributary)
Watershed of Pine Creek (Oil Creek tributary)