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Pine Creek (Oil Creek Tributary)
Pine Creek is a 13.8-mile (22.1 km) long tributary to Oil Creek in Crawford County, Pennsylvania. Most of Pine Creek and its tributaries are classed as Exceptional Value (EV) or High-quality-Cold Water Fishery (HQ-CWF). Only the lowest part of Pine Creek near Oil Creek is classed as a cold-water fishery. Variant names According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as: *East Branch Oil Creek *Pine Run Course Pine Creek rises on the Caldwell and Tidioute Creek divide near Excelsior Corners, Pennsylvania in Warren County. Pine Creek then flows southwest to meet Oil Creek just southeast of Titusville in Crawford County. Watershed Pine Creek drains of area, receives about 44.8 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index The topographic wetness index (TWI), also known as the compound topographic index (CTI), is a steady state wetness index. It is commonly used to quantify topographic control on hydrological processes. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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