Oil Creek (Allegheny River tributary)
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Oil Creek is a 46.7-mile (75.2 km) tributary of the Allegheny River that is located in Venango and Crawford counties in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in the United States.[5]
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Oil Creek | |
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Etymology | "oil" |
Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
Counties | Crawford, Venango |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Canadohta Lake, Crawford County, Pennsylvania |
• coordinates | 41°48′30″N 79°50′31″W[1] |
• elevation | 1,389 ft (423 m)[2] |
Mouth | Allegheny River |
• location | Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania |
• coordinates | 41°25′54″N 79°42′33″W[1] |
• elevation | 985 ft (300 m)[3] |
Length | 46.7 mi (75.2 km)[3] |
Basin size | 319 sq mi (830 km2)[3] |
Discharge | |
• average | 601.55 cu ft/s (17.034 m3/s) at mouth with Allegheny River[4] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Allegheny River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
River system | Allegheny River |
Tributaries | |
• left | East Shreve Run Bloomfield Run East Branch Oil Creek Thompson Creek Church Run Pine Creek Husband Run Cherry Run |
• right | West Shreve Run Mosey Run Marsh Run Benninghof Run Cherrytree Run Cornplanter Run |
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