McLaughlin Creek (Thompson Creek tributary)
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| McLaughlin Creek Tributary to Thompson Creek | |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Crawford |
| City | Hydetown |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | divide between East Branch of Oil Creek and Thompson Creek |
| • location | Buell Corners, Pennsylvania |
| • coordinates | 41°45′11″N 079°40′55″W / 41.75306°N 79.68194°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,710 ft (520 m) |
| Mouth | about 0.5 miles upstream on Thompson Creek from Hydetown, Pennsylvania |
• location | Hydetown, Pennsylvania |
• coordinates | 41°39′31″N 079°42′50″W / 41.65861°N 79.71389°W[1] |
• elevation | 1,270 ft (390 m) |
| Length | 8.0 mi (12.9 km)[2] |
| Basin size | 9.79 square miles (25.4 km2)[3] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Hydetown, Pennsylvania |
| • average | 18.63 cu ft/s (0.528 m3/s) at mouth with Thompson Creek[3] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | south-southwest |
| River system | Allegheny River (Oil Creek) |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | PA 89, Stewart Road, Mageetown Road, Fink Road, Gilson Ridge Road, Bog Hollow Road, Thompson Run Road |
McLaughlin Creek is a 8.0 mi (12.9 km) stream that rises in a swampy area to the south of Buell Corners on the divide between Thompson Creek and East Branch of Oil Creek in Crawford County, Pennsylvania.
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
- Little Oil Creek
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