West Shreve Run

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[1]
• elevation	1,630 ft (500 m)[2]
Mouth	Lake Canadohta
• location	Lake Canadohta
• coordinates	41°49′09″N 079°50′18″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 km^2)[4]
Discharge
• average	7.65 cu ft/s (0.217 m^3/s) at mouth with Oil Creek (Lake Canadohta)[4]
Basin features
Progression	south
River system	Allegheny River (Oil Creek)
Tributaries
• left	unnamed tributaries
• right	unnamed tributaries
Bridges	Shreve Ridge Road, Old Valley Road (x2), Lincolnville Road

Course

West 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

West 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

1. "GNIS Detail - West Shreve Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
2. "Canadohta Lake Topo Map, Crawford County PA (Lake Canadohta Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
4. "West Shreve Run Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 24 August 2019.

Additional Images

Course and Watershed of West Shreve Run (Oil Creek tributary)