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Church Run (Oil Creek tributary)

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Church Run
Tributary to Oil Creek
Location of the mouth of Church Run
Location of the mouth of Church Run
Location of the mouth of Church Run
Location of the mouth of Church Run
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyCrawford
CityTitusville
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between Church Run and Thompson Creek
 • locationabout 2 miles north of Titusville, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates41°40′13″N 079°39′46″W / 41.67028°N 79.66278°W / 41.67028; -79.66278[1]
 • elevation1,565 ft (477 m)[2]
MouthOil Creek at Titusville, Pennsylvania
 • location
Titusville, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates
41°37′26″N 079°39′40″W / 41.62389°N 79.66111°W / 41.62389; -79.66111[1]
 • elevation
1,150 ft (350 m)[2]
Length4.0 mi (6.4 km)[3]
Basin size4.0 square miles (10 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationTitusville, Pennsylvania
 • average7.64 cu ft/s (0.216 m3/s) at mouth with Oil Creek[4]
Basin features
ProgressionOil CreekAllegheny RiverOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemAllegheny River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesChurch Run Road (PA 89) (x2), Union Street, W Linden Street, W Spruce Street, E Hemlock Street, N Martin Street, N Drake Street, N Kerr Street, E Main Street, E Central Avenue, E Spring Street. S Brown Street

Church Run is a 4.0 mi (6.4 km) long 1st order tributary to Oil Creek in Crawford County, Pennsylvania.

Course

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Church Run rises on the Thompson Creek divide about 2 miles north of Titusville, Pennsylvania. Church Run then flows southwest and south to meet Oil Creek at Titusville.[2]

Watershed

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Church Run drains 4.0 square miles (10 km2) of area, receives about 45.0 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 438.82, and has an average water temperature of 7.55 °C.[4] The watershed is 66% forested.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Church Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b c d "Church Run Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 5 July 2019.

Additional Images

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Course and Watershed of Church Run (Oil Creek tributary)