Thompson Creek (Oil Creek tributary)
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| 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.
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
- Thompson's Run
- Thompsons Run
Course
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]

