Thompson Creek (Oil Creek tributary)
| Thompson Creek Tributary to Oil Creek | |
|---|---|
   | |
| Nickname(s) | Thompson Run |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Crawford |
| City | Hydetown |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | divide between Thompson Creek and Caldwell Creek |
| • location | about 0.5 miles east of Shelmadine Springs, Pennsylvania |
| • coordinates | 41°40′32″N 079°33′12″W / 41.67556°N 79.55333°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,600 ft (490 m) |
| Mouth | about 1/4 miles southwest of Hydetown, Pennsylvania |
• location | Oil Creek |
• coordinates | 41°38′53″N 079°43′54″W / 41.64806°N 79.73167°W[1] |
• elevation | 1,240 ft (380 m) |
| Length | 6.82 mi (10.98 km)[2] |
| Basin size | 35.9 square miles (93 km2)[3] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Hydetown, Pennsylvania |
| • average | 66.43 cu ft/s (1.881 m3/s) at mouth with Oil Creek[3] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Oil Creek → Allegheny River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
| River system | Allegheny River (Oil Creek) |
| Population | 1,374 (2010)[4] |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Hummer Creek |
| • right | Shirley Run McLaughlin Creek |
Thompson Creek is a 6.8 mile (11.0 km) 3rd order tributary to Oil Creek that rises on the Caldwell Creek divide in Crawford County, Pennsylvania.
Variant names[edit]
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
- Thompson's Run
- Thompsons Run
Course[edit]
Thompson Run rises on the Caldwell Creek divide about 0.5 miles east of Shelmadine Springs in Crawford County, Pennsylvania. Thompson Creek then flows west to meet Oil Creek in Hydetown.[5]
Watershed[edit]
Thompson Creek drains 35.9 square miles (93 km2) of area, receives about 45.4 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 445.85, and has an average water temperature of 7.35 °C (45.2 °F).[3] The watershed is 53% forested.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Thompson Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Thompson Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". enviroatlas.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
- ^ "Hydetown Topo Map, Crawford County PA (Titusville North Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
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