West Shreve Run is a long tributary to Lake Canadohta ( Oil Creek) in

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. The watershed is about 50% forested and 43% agricultural. The rest is of other uses.

Course

West Shreve Run rises on the South Branch French Creek divide about 1 mile south of Hinckley Corners, Pennsylvania. West Shreve Run then flows south through the Erie Drift Plain to Oil Creek (Lake Canadohta).

Watershed

West Shreve Run drains of area, receives about 46.4 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 461.04 and is about 50% forested.

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