McLaughlin Creek (Thompson Creek tributary)

McLaughlin Creek is a 8.0 mi (12.9 km) stream that rises in a swampy area to the south of Buell Corners on the divide between Thompson Creek and East Branch of Oil Creek in Crawford County, Pennsylvania.

McLaughlin Creek Tributary to Thompson Creek
Location
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Crawford
City	Hydetown
Physical characteristics
Source	divide between East Branch of Oil Creek and Thompson Creek
• location	Buell Corners, Pennsylvania
• coordinates	41°45′11″N 079°40′55″W[1]
• elevation	1,710 ft (520 m)
Mouth	about 0.5 miles upstream on Thompson Creek from Hydetown, Pennsylvania
• location	Hydetown, Pennsylvania
• coordinates	41°39′31″N 079°42′50″W[1]
• elevation	1,270 ft (390 m)
Length	8.0 mi (12.9 km)[2]
Basin size	9.79 square miles (25.4 km2)[3]
Discharge
• location	Hydetown, Pennsylvania
• average	18.63 cu ft/s (0.528 m3/s) at mouth with Thompson Creek[3]
Basin features
Progression	south-southwest
River system	Allegheny River (Oil Creek)
Tributaries
• left	unnamed tributaries
• right	unnamed tributaries
Bridges	PA 89, Stewart Road, Mageetown Road, Fink Road, Gilson Ridge Road, Bog Hollow Road, Thompson Run Road

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:^[1]

• Little Oil Creek

Course

McLaughlin Creek flows west from the swamp underneath PA 89 and then southwest around Fink and Gilson Ridges. Once around the ridges, it turns south and rapidly falls through Bog Hollow to meet Thompson Creek at the bottom. Bog Hollow marks the terminal moraine for glaciation.