Lake Creek is a 17.15 mi (27.60 km) long 3rd order tributary to Sugar Creek in Crawford and Venango County, Pennsylvania.
| Lake Creek Tributary to Sugar Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Lake Creek mouth  Lake Creek (Sugar Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Venango Crawford County |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Woodcock Creek divide |
| • location | about 2 miles northwest of Guys Mills, Pennsylvania[2] |
| • coordinates | 41°39′29″N 079°59′43″W / 41.65806°N 79.99528°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,538 ft (469 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Sugar Creek |
• location | Cooperstown, Pennsylvania[2] |
• coordinates | 41°29′55″N 079°52′28″W / 41.49861°N 79.87444°W[1] |
• elevation | 1,122 ft (342 m)[1] |
| Length | 17.15 mi (27.60 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 34.36 square miles (89.0 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Sugar Creek |
| • average | 59.42 cu ft/s (1.683 m3/s) at mouth with Sugar Creek[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | generally southeast |
| River system | Allegheny River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Trout Run |
| • right | Brawley Run |
| Waterbodies | Sugar Lake |
Course
editLake Creek rises on the Woodcock Creek divide about 2 miles northwest of Guys Mills, Pennsylvania in Crawford County. Lake Creek then flows southeasterly into Venango County to meet Sugar Creek at Cooperstown, Pennsylvania.[2]
Watershed
editLake Creek drains 34.36 square miles (89.0 km2) of area, receives about 44.6 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 466.17, and has an average water temperature of 7.88 °C.[4] The watershed is 66% forested.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Lake Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Lake Creek Topo Map, Venango County PA (Franklin Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Lake Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
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