Pithole Creek

Pithole Creek is a 17.1-mile (27.5 km) tributary of the Allegheny River in Northwest Pennsylvania in the United States.[4] It has a drainage area of 41.8 square miles (108 km2).

Pithole Creek
Tributary to Allegheny River
Pithole Creek at the Pithole Stone Arch Bridge
Location of the mouth of Pithole Creek in Pennsylvania
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountiesForest, Venango
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationStewart Run, Forest County, Pennsylvania
  coordinates41°37′20″N 79°29′38″W[1]
  elevation1,720 ft (520 m)[2]
MouthAllegheny River
  location
Oleopolis, Venango County, Pennsylvania
  coordinates
41°27′23″N 79°36′35″W[1]
  elevation
1,010 ft (310 m)[2]
Length17.1 mi (27.5 km)[2]
Basin size41.8 sq mi (108 km2)[2]
Discharge 
  locationAllegheny River
  average74.06 cu ft/s (2.097 m3/s) at mouth with Allegheny River[3]
Basin features
Tributaries 
  leftSimmons Run
  rightWoodcock Run
Schoolhouse Run
W Pithole Creek
Allender Run

Pithole Creek joins the Allegheny River approximately 0.5 miles (0.80 km) upstream of Oleopolis.[4]

See also

References

  1. "Pithole Creek". Geographic Names Information System. August 2, 1979. Retrieved February 13, 2009.
  2. Shaw, L. C.; W. F. Busch (June 1984). Pennsylvania Gazetteer of Streams, Part II. Water Resources Bulletin. 16. Prepared in Cooperation with the United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey. Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Department of Forest and Waters.
  3. "Pithole Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  4. Gertler, Edward. Keystone Canoeing, Seneca Press, 2004. ISBN 0-9749692-0-6


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