Cherrytree Run (Oil Creek tributary)

Cherrytree Run is a 8.0 mi (12.9 km) long 2nd order tributary to Oil Creek in Venango County, Pennsylvania. This run has the same name as the township, Cherrytree Township, that it drains.

Cherrytree Run Tributary to Oil Creek
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Location
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
Counties	Venango
Physical characteristics
Source	divide between Cherrytree Run and Prather Creek (French Creek Drainage)
• location	about 0.5 miles west of Toonerville, Pennsylvania[1]
• coordinates	41°34′41″N 079°42′29″W[2]
• elevation	1,540 ft (470 m)[1]
Mouth	Oil Creek
• location	Rynd Farm, Pennsylvania[1]
• coordinates	41°28′52″N 079°41′41″W[2]
• elevation	1,048 ft (319 m)[1]
Length	8.0 mi (12.9 km)
Basin size	16.9 square miles (44 km2)[3]
Discharge
• location	Rynd Farm, Pennsylvania
• average	30.45 cu ft/s (0.862 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
Population	724 (2010)
Tributaries
• left	unnamed tributaries
• right	Kane Run Wykle Run

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:^[2]

• Cherry Tree Run

Course

Cherrytree Run rises on the Prather Creek divide about 0.5 miles west of Toonerville, Pennsylvania. Cherrytree Run then flows south to meet Oil Creek at the Rynd Farm.^[1]

Watershed

Cherrytree Run drains 16.9 square miles (44 km²) of area, receives about 44.9 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 429.10, and has an average water temperature of 7.79 °C.^[3] The watershed is 75% forested.^[3]

References

1. "Oil Creek State Park Topo Map, Venango County PA (Titusville South Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
2. "GNIS Detail - Cherrytree Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
3. "Cherrytree Run Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 20 October 2019.

Additional Maps

Course of Cherrytree Run (Oil Creek tributary)

Watershed of Cherrytree Run (Oil Creek tributary)