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[2] |
• coordinates | 41°34′41″N 079°42′29″W / 41.57806°N 79.70806°W[1] |
• elevation | 1,540 ft (470 m)[2] |
Mouth | Oil Creek |
• location | Rynd Farm, Pennsylvania[2] |
• coordinates | 41°28′52″N 079°41′41″W / 41.48111°N 79.69472°W[1] |
• elevation | 1,048 ft (319 m)[2] |
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
editAccording to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
- Cherry Tree Run
Course
editCherrytree 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.[2]
Watershed
editCherrytree 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
edit- ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Cherrytree Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
- ^ a b c d e "Oil Creek State Park Topo Map, Venango County PA (Titusville South Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Cherrytree Run Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
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