Pine Creek is a 13.8-mile (22.1 km) long tributary to
Oil Creek in
Crawford County, Pennsylvania
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. 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
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, 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. The index is a function of both the slope and t ...
of 426.68, and has an average water temperature of 7.35 °C.
The watershed is 79% forested.
References
External links
Stream Redesignation Evaluation Report Water Quality Standards Review for Pine Creek
Additional Maps
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Rivers of Pennsylvania
Rivers of Crawford County, Pennsylvania
Rivers of Warren County, Pennsylvania