Lake Creek (Sugar Creek tributary)

Lake Creek is a 17.15 mi (27.60 km) long 3rd order tributary to Sugar Creek in Crawford and Venango County, Pennsylvania.

Lake Creek Tributary to Sugar Creek
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Location
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Venango Crawford County
Physical characteristics
Source	Woodcock Creek divide
• location	about 2 miles northwest of Guys Mills, Pennsylvania[1]
• coordinates	41°39′29″N 079°59′43″W[2]
• elevation	1,538 ft (469 m)[1]
Mouth	Sugar Creek
• location	Cooperstown, Pennsylvania[1]
• coordinates	41°29′55″N 079°52′28″W[2]
• elevation	1,122 ft (342 m)[2]
Length	17.15 mi (27.60 km)[3]
Basin size	34.36 square miles (89.0 km2)[4]
Discharge
• location	Sugar Creek
• average	59.42 cu ft/s (1.683 m3/s) at mouth with Sugar Creek[4]
Basin features
Progression	generally southeast
River system	Allegheny River
Tributaries
• left	Trout Run
• right	Brawley Run
Waterbodies	Sugar Lake

Course

Lake Creek rises on the Woodcock Creek divide about 2 miles northwest of Guys Mills, Pennsylvania in Crawford County. Lake Creek then flows southeasterly into Venango County to meet Sugar Creek at Cooperstown, Pennsylvania.^[1]

Watershed

Lake Creek drains 34.36 square miles (89.0 km²) of area, receives about 44.6 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 466.17, and has an average water temperature of 7.88 °C.^[4] The watershed is 66% forested.^[4]

See also

• List of rivers of Pennsylvania
• List of tributaries of the Allegheny River