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 of West Shreve Run mouth
Location of West Shreve Run mouth
Location of West Shreve Run mouth
Location of West Shreve Run mouth
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyCrawford
Erie
TownshipBloomfield
Union
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between West Shreve Run and South Branch French Creek
  locationabout 1 mile south of Hinckley Corners, Pennsylvania
  coordinates41°51′22″N 079°53′09″W[1]
  elevation1,630 ft (500 m)[2]
MouthLake Canadohta
  location
Lake Canadohta
  coordinates
41°49′09″N 079°50′18″W[1]
  elevation
1,389 ft (423 m)[2]
Length4.06 mi (6.53 km)[3]
Basin size3.8 square miles (9.8 km2)[4]
Discharge 
  average7.65 cu ft/s (0.217 m3/s) at mouth with Oil Creek (Lake Canadohta)[4]
Basin features
ProgressionOil CreekAllegheny RiverOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemAllegheny River (Oil Creek)
Tributaries 
  leftunnamed tributaries
  rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesShreve 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)



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