Spring Creek (Brokenstraw Creek tributary)

Spring Creek is a 10.69 mi (17.20 km) long 3rd order tributary to Brokenstraw Creek.^[3] It is classed as a High-quality cold-water fishery by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission.^[5]

Spring Creek Tributary to Brokenstraw Creek
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Location
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Warren
Physical characteristics
Source	divide between Spring Creek and East Branch Oil Creek
• location	about 2 miles southwest of East Branch, Pennsylvania
• coordinates	41°46′45″N 079°35′30″W[1]
• elevation	1,670 ft (510 m)[2]
Mouth	Brokenstraw Creek
• location	about 0.5 miles south of Spring Creek, Pennsylvania[2]
• coordinates	41°51′47″N 079°30′54″W[1]
• elevation	1,358 ft (414 m)[1]
Length	10.69 mi (17.20 km)[3]
Basin size	101.07 square miles (261.8 km2)[4]
Discharge
• location	Brokenstraw Creek
• average	73.06 cu ft/s (2.069 m3/s) at mouth with Brokenstraw Creek[4]
Basin features
Progression	Brokenstraw Creek → Allegheny River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico
River system	Allegheny River
Tributaries
• left	Coolspring Creek Whitney Run Ferrin Run
• right	East Branch Spring Creek Cobbs Run
Bridges	State Lot Road, Hyde Road, Knapp Road, Oil Creek Road, Jackson Hill Road

Course

Spring Creek rises on the divide between it and East Branch Oil Creek in Warren County, Pennsylvania about 2 miles southwest of East Branch, Pennsylvania and flows northeast to meet Brokenstraw Creek south of Spring Creek, Pennsylvania.

Watershed

Spring Creek drains 39.02 square miles (101.1 km²) of the Pennsylvania High Plateau province and the northwestern glaciated plateau and is underlaid by the Venango Formation.^[6] The watershed receives an average of 44.4 in/year of precipitation and has a wetness index of 437.71.^[4] The watershed is about 64% forested.

See also

• List of rivers of Pennsylvania