Pithole Creek

River in Pennsylvania, United States
41°37′20″N 79°29′38″W / 41.62222°N 79.49389°W / 41.62222; -79.49389[1] • elevation1,720 ft (520 m)[2] MouthAllegheny River
 • location
Oleopolis, Venango County, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates
41°27′23″N 79°36′35″W / 41.45639°N 79.60972°W / 41.45639; -79.60972[1]
 • elevation
1,010 ft (310 m)[2]Length17.1 mi (27.5 km)[2]Basin size41.8 sq mi (108 km2)[2]Discharge  • locationAllegheny River • average74.06 cu ft/s (2.097 m3/s) at mouth with Allegheny River[3] Basin featuresTributaries  • leftSimmons Run • rightWoodcock Run
Schoolhouse Run
W Pithole Creek
Allender Run

Pithole Creek is a 17.1-mile (27.5 km) tributary of the Allegheny River in Northwest Pennsylvania in the United States.[4] It has a drainage area of 41.8 square miles (108 km2).

Pithole Creek joins the Allegheny River approximately 0.5 miles (0.80 km) upstream of Oleopolis.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Pithole Creek". Geographic Names Information System. August 2, 1979. Retrieved February 13, 2009.
  2. ^ a b c d Shaw, L. C.; W. F. Busch (June 1984). Pennsylvania Gazetteer of Streams, Part II. Water Resources Bulletin. Vol. 16. Prepared in Cooperation with the United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey. Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Department of Forest and Waters.
  3. ^ "Pithole Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  4. ^ a b Gertler, Edward. Keystone Canoeing, Seneca Press, 2004. ISBN 0-9749692-0-6


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