Fivemile Creek (East Branch Oil Creek tributary)

Fivemile Creek is a 4.87 mi (7.84 km)[5] long tributary to East Branch Oil Creek in Crawford County, Pennsylvania.

Fivemile Creek Tributary to East Branch Oil Creek
Location
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Crawford
Township	Rome Sparta
Physical characteristics
Source	divide between Fivemile Creek and Shirley Run
• location	about 2 miles east-northeast of Buell Corners, Pennsylvania
• coordinates	41°45′55″N 079°37′48″W[1]
• elevation	1,680 ft (510 m)[2]
Mouth	East Branch Oil Creek
• location	about 3 miles northeast of Centerville, Pennsylvania
• coordinates	41°47′03″N 079°41′15″W[1]
• elevation	1,348 ft (411 m)[2]
Length	4.87 mi (7.84 km)[3]
Basin size	10.75 square miles (27.8 km^2)[4]
Discharge
• location	East Branch Oil Creek
• average	20.86 cu ft/s (0.591 m^3/s) at mouth with East Branch Oil Creek[4]
Basin features
Progression	north then west
River system	Allegheny River (Oil Creek)
Tributaries
• left	unnamed tributaries
• right	unnamed tributaries
Bridges	Hatchtown Road, PA 89

Course

Fivemile Creek rises on the Shirley Run divide about 2 miles east-northeast of Buell Corners, Pennsylvania. Fivemile Creek then flows north and then west through Fish Flats and the Erie Drift Plain to East Branch Oil Creek.

Watershed

Fivemile Creek drains 10.75 square miles (27.8 km²) of area, receives about 45.7 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 453.06 and is about 62% forested.[4]

References

1. "GNIS Detail - Fivemile Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
2. "East Branch Oil Creek Topo Map, Crawford County PA (Centerville Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
4. "Fivemile Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
5. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 15 June 2019.

Additional Maps

Course of Fivemile Creek (East Branch Oil Creek tributary)

Watershed of Fivemile Creek (East Branch Oil Creek tributary)