Pine Creek (Oil Creek tributary)

Pine Creek is a 13.8-mile (22.1 km)[5] long tributary to Oil Creek in Crawford County, Pennsylvania. Most of Pine Creek and its tributaries are classed as Exceptional Value (EV) or High-quality-Cold Water Fishery (HQ-CWF). Only the lowest part of Pine Creek near Oil Creek is classed as a cold-water fishery.[6]

Pine Creek Tributary to Oil Creek
Location
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Crawford Warren
City	Titusville
Physical characteristics
Source	divide between Caldwell Creek and Tidioute Creek
• location	near Excelsior Corners, Pennsylvania
• coordinates	41°42′54″N 079°30′56″W[1]
• elevation	1,670 ft (510 m)[2]
Mouth	southeast of Titusville, Pennsylvania
• location	Titusville, Pennsylvania
• coordinates	41°37′05″N 079°39′10″W[1]
• elevation	1,150 ft (350 m)[2]
Length	13.8 mi (22.2 km)[3]
Basin size	85.7 square miles (222 km^2)[4]
Discharge
• location	Oil Creek
• average	151.2 cu ft/s (4.28 m^3/s) at mouth with Oil Creek[4]
Basin features
Progression	generally southwest
River system	Allegheny River (Oil Creek)
Population	1,234 (2010)
Tributaries
• left	Gilson Run Golby Run
• right	Campbell Creek Dunham Run Caldwell Creek Henderson Run
Bridges	Enterprise Road (PA 27), Duncan Road

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]

• East Branch Oil Creek
• Pine Run

Course

Pine Creek rises on the Caldwell and Tidioute Creek divide near Excelsior Corners, Pennsylvania in Warren County. Pine Creek then flows southwest to meet Oil Creek just southeast of Titusville in Crawford County.[2]

Watershed

Pine Creek drains 85.7 square miles (222 km²) of area, receives about 44.8 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 426.68, and has an average water temperature of 7.35 °C.[4] The watershed is 79% forested.[4]

References

1. "GNIS Detail - Pine Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
2. "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. "Pine Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
5. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
6. "Stream Report - Pine Creek". www.dep.state.pa.us. PA Fish and Boat Commission. Retrieved 19 June 2019.

External links

• Stream Redesignation Evaluation Report Water Quality Standards Review for Pine Creek

Additional Maps

Course of Pine Creek (Oil Creek tributary)

Watershed of Pine Creek (Oil Creek tributary)