Church Run (Oil Creek tributary)
Stream in Crawford County, Pennsylvania, US
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Church Run is a 4.0 mi (6.4 km) long 1st order tributary to Oil Creek in Crawford County, Pennsylvania.
| Church Run Tributary to Oil Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location within Pennsylvania  Location within the United States | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Crawford |
| City | Titusville |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | divide between Church Run and Thompson Creek |
| • location | about 2 miles north of Titusville, Pennsylvania |
| • coordinates | 41°40′13″N 079°39′46″W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,565 ft (477 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Oil Creek at Titusville, Pennsylvania |
• location | Titusville, Pennsylvania |
• coordinates | 41°37′26″N 079°39′40″W[1] |
• elevation | 1,150 ft (350 m)[2] |
| Length | 4.0 mi (6.4 km)[3] |
Basin size | 4.0 square miles (10 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Titusville, Pennsylvania |
| • average | 7.64 cu ft/s (0.216 m3/s) at mouth with Oil Creek[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Oil Creek → Allegheny River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
| River system | Allegheny River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Church 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 |
Course
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
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]
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