Church Run (Oil Creek tributary)

Church Run
Tributary to Oil Creek
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyCrawford
CityTitusville
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between Church Run and Thompson Creek
 • locationabout 2 miles north of Titusville, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates41°40′13″N 079°39′46″W / 41.67028°N 79.66278°W / 41.67028; -79.66278[1]
 • elevation1,565 ft (477 m)[2]
MouthOil Creek at Titusville, Pennsylvania
 • location
Titusville, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates
41°37′26″N 079°39′40″W / 41.62389°N 79.66111°W / 41.62389; -79.66111[1]
 • elevation
1,150 ft (350 m)[2]
Length4.0 mi (6.4 km)[3]
Basin size4.0 square miles (10 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationTitusville, Pennsylvania
 • average7.64 cu ft/s (0.216 m3/s) at mouth with Oil Creek[4]
Basin features
ProgressionOil CreekAllegheny RiverOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemAllegheny River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesChurch Run Road (PA 89) (x2), Union Street, W Linden Street, W Spruce Street, E Hemlock Street, N Martin Street, N Drake Street, N Kerr Street, E Main Street, E Central Avenue, E Spring Street. S Brown Street

Church Run is a 4.0 mi (6.4 km) long 1st order tributary to Oil Creek in Crawford County, Pennsylvania.

Course

Church Run rises on the Thompson Creek divide about 2 miles north of Titusville, Pennsylvania. Church Run then flows southwest and south to meet Oil Creek at Titusville.[2]

Watershed

Church Run drains 4.0 square miles (10 km2) of area, receives about 45.0 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 438.82, and has an average water temperature of 7.55 °C.[4] The watershed is 66% forested.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Church Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 16 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 "Church Run Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 5 July 2019.

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