West Shreve Run is a 4.06 mi (6.53 km) long tributary to Lake Canadohta (Oil Creek) in Crawford County, Pennsylvania. The watershed is about 50% forested and 43% agricultural. The rest is of other uses.[4]
| West Shreve Run Tributary to Oil Creek | |
|---|---|
   | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Crawford Erie |
| Township | Bloomfield Union |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | divide between West Shreve Run and South Branch French Creek |
| • location | about 1 mile south of Hinckley Corners, Pennsylvania |
| • coordinates | 41°51′22″N 079°53′09″W / 41.85611°N 79.88583°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,630 ft (500 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Lake Canadohta |
• location | Lake Canadohta |
• coordinates | 41°49′09″N 079°50′18″W / 41.81917°N 79.83833°W[1] |
• elevation | 1,389 ft (423 m)[2] |
| Length | 4.06 mi (6.53 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 3.8 square miles (9.8 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 7.65 cu ft/s (0.217 m3/s) at mouth with Oil Creek (Lake Canadohta)[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Oil Creek → Allegheny River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
| River system | Allegheny River (Oil Creek) |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Shreve Ridge Road, Old Valley Road (x2), Lincolnville Road |
Course
editWest Shreve Run rises on the South Branch French Creek divide about 1 mile south of Hinckley Corners, Pennsylvania. West Shreve Run then flows south through the Erie Drift Plain to Oil Creek (Lake Canadohta).
Watershed
editWest Shreve Run drains 3.8 square miles (9.8 km2) of area, receives about 46.4 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 461.04 and is about 50% forested.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - West Shreve Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Canadohta Lake Topo Map, Crawford County PA (Lake Canadohta Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- ^ a b c d "West Shreve Run Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
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