Spring Creek (Brokenstraw Creek tributary)

Spring Creek
Tributary to Brokenstraw Creek
Spring Creek (Brokenstraw Creek tributary) is located in Pennsylvania
Spring Creek (Brokenstraw Creek tributary)
Location of Spring Creek mouth
Spring Creek (Brokenstraw Creek tributary) is located in the United States
Spring Creek (Brokenstraw Creek tributary)
Spring Creek (Brokenstraw Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyWarren
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between Spring Creek and East Branch Oil Creek
 • locationabout 2 miles southwest of East Branch, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates41°46′45″N 079°35′30″W / 41.77917°N 79.59167°W / 41.77917; -79.59167[1]
 • elevation1,670 ft (510 m)[2]
MouthBrokenstraw 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 / 41.86306; -79.51500[1]
 • elevation
1,358 ft (414 m)[1]
Length10.69 mi (17.20 km)[3]
Basin size101.07 square miles (261.8 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationBrokenstraw Creek
 • average73.06 cu ft/s (2.069 m3/s) at mouth with Brokenstraw Creek[4]
Basin features
ProgressionBrokenstraw Creek → Allegheny River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico
River systemAllegheny River
Tributaries 
 • leftCoolspring Creek
Whitney Run
Ferrin Run
 • rightEast Branch Spring Creek
Cobbs Run
BridgesState 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

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

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

References

  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Spring Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Gar Run Topo Map, Warren County PA (Pittsfield Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  3. ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "Spring Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Brokenstraw Watershed Conservation Plan" (PDF). Pennsylvania DCNR. Western Pennsylvania Conservancy. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  6. ^ "Mineral Resources Online Spatial Data: Geologic maps". mrdata.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 22 September 2019.