Thompson Creek (Oil Creek tributary)

Thompson Creek
Tributary to Oil Creek
Location of the mouth of Thompson Creek
Location of the mouth of Thompson Creek
Location of the mouth of Thompson Creek
Location of the mouth of Thompson Creek
Nickname(s)Thompson Run
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyCrawford
CityHydetown
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between Thompson Creek and Caldwell Creek
 • locationabout 0.5 miles east of Shelmadine Springs, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates41°40′32″N 079°33′12″W / 41.67556°N 79.55333°W / 41.67556; -79.55333[1]
 • elevation1,600 ft (490 m)
Mouthabout 1/4 miles southwest of Hydetown, Pennsylvania
 • location
Oil Creek
 • coordinates
41°38′53″N 079°43′54″W / 41.64806°N 79.73167°W / 41.64806; -79.73167[1]
 • elevation
1,240 ft (380 m)
Length6.82 mi (10.98 km)[2]
Basin size35.9 square miles (93 km2)[3]
Discharge 
 • locationHydetown, Pennsylvania
 • average66.43 cu ft/s (1.881 m3/s) at mouth with Oil Creek[3]
Basin features
ProgressionOil CreekAllegheny RiverOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemAllegheny River (Oil Creek)
Population1,374 (2010)[4]
Tributaries 
 • leftHummer Creek
 • rightShirley Run
McLaughlin Creek

Thompson Creek is a 6.8 mile (11.0 km) 3rd order tributary to Oil Creek that rises on the Caldwell Creek divide in Crawford County, Pennsylvania.

  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Thompson Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
  2. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Thompson Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". enviroatlas.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved 7 July 2019.

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