Spring Creek (Brokenstraw Creek tributary)
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CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyWarren
Sourcedivide between Spring Creek and East Branch Oil Creek
| Spring Creek Tributary to Brokenstraw Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Spring Creek mouth  Spring Creek (Brokenstraw Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Warren |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | divide between Spring Creek and East Branch Oil Creek |
| • location | about 2 miles southwest of East Branch, Pennsylvania |
| • coordinates | 41°46′45″N 079°35′30″W / 41.77917°N 79.59167°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,670 ft (510 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Brokenstraw Creek |
• location | about 0.5 miles south of Spring Creek, Pennsylvania[2] |
• coordinates | 41°51′47″N 079°30′54″W / 41.86306°N 79.51500°W[1] |
• elevation | 1,358 ft (414 m)[1] |
| Length | 10.69 mi (17.20 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 101.07 square miles (261.8 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Brokenstraw Creek |
| • average | 73.06 cu ft/s (2.069 m3/s) at mouth with Brokenstraw Creek[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Brokenstraw Creek → Allegheny River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
| River system | Allegheny River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Coolspring Creek Whitney Run Ferrin Run |
| • right | East Branch Spring Creek Cobbs Run |
| Bridges | State Lot Road, Hyde Road, Knapp Road, Oil Creek Road, Jackson Hill Road |
Spring Creek is a 10.69 mi (17.20 km) long 3rd order tributary to Brokenstraw Creek.[3] It is classed as a High-quality cold-water fishery by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission.[5]
Spring Creek rises on the divide between it and East Branch Oil Creek in Warren County, Pennsylvania about 2 miles southwest of East Branch, Pennsylvania and flows northeast to meet Brokenstraw Creek south of Spring Creek, Pennsylvania.