McLaughlin Creek (Thompson Creek tributary)

McLaughlin Creek is a 8.0 mi (12.9 km) stream that rises in a swampy area to the south of Buell Corners on the divide between Thompson Creek and East Branch of Oil Creek in Crawford County, Pennsylvania.

McLaughlin Creek
Tributary to Thompson Creek
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyCrawford
CityHydetown
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between East Branch of Oil Creek and Thompson Creek
 • locationBuell Corners, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates41°45′11″N 079°40′55″W[1]
 • elevation1,710 ft (520 m)
Mouthabout 0.5 miles upstream on Thompson Creek from Hydetown, Pennsylvania
 • location
Hydetown, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates
41°39′31″N 079°42′50″W[1]
 • elevation
1,270 ft (390 m)
Length8.0 mi (12.9 km)[2]
Basin size9.79 square miles (25.4 km2)[3]
Discharge 
 • locationHydetown, Pennsylvania
 • average18.63 cu ft/s (0.528 m3/s) at mouth with Thompson Creek[3]
Basin features
Progressionsouth-southwest
River systemAllegheny River (Oil Creek)
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesPA 89, Stewart Road, Mageetown Road, Fink Road, Gilson Ridge Road, Bog Hollow Road, Thompson Run Road

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]

  • Little Oil Creek

Course

McLaughlin Creek flows west from the swamp underneath PA 89 and then southwest around Fink and Gilson Ridges. Once around the ridges, it turns south and rapidly falls through Bog Hollow to meet Thompson Creek at the bottom. Bog Hollow marks the terminal moraine for glaciation.

References
  1. "GNIS Detail - McLaughlin Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  2. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  3. "McLaughlin Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 7 July 2019.

Additional Maps
Course of McLaughlin Creek (Thompson Creek tributary) in Crawford County, Pennsylvania
Watershed of McLaughlin Creek (Thompson Creek tributary) in Crawford County, Pennsylvania
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