Bloomfield Run (Oil Creek tributary)

Bloomfield Run is a 4.0 mi (6.4 km) long 2nd order tributary to Oil Creek in Crawford County, Pennsylvania.

Bloomfield Run
Tributary to Oil Creek
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyCrawford
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between Oil Creek and South Branch French Creek
  locationBloomfield Township, Pennsylvania
  coordinates41°49′41″N 079°48′37″W[1]
  elevation1,560 ft (480 m)[2]
MouthOil Creek at Riceville, Pennsylvania
  location
Riceville, Pennsylvania
  coordinates
41°46′41″N 079°47′35″W[1]
  elevation
1,310 ft (400 m)[2]
Length4.0 mi (6.4 km)[3]
Basin size25.85 square miles (67.0 km2)[4]
Discharge 
  average180.92 cu ft/s (5.123 m3/s) at mouth with Oil Creek[4]
Basin features
Progressionsouth-southeast
River systemAllegheny River
Tributaries 
  leftPine Hollow Run
  rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesLake Road, Dutch Hill Road, PA Route 77

Course

Bloomfield Run rises on the South Branch French Creek divide in Bloomfield Township, Pennsylvania. Bloomfield Run then flows south-southeast through the Erie Drift Plain to Oil Creek at Riceville, Pennsylvania.

Course of Bloomfield Run (Oil Creek tributary)

Watershed

Bloomfield Run drains 25.85 square miles (67.0 km2) of area, receives about 46.1 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 470.16 and is about 51% forested.[4]

Watershed of Bloomfield Run (Oil Creek tributary)
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References

  1. "GNIS Detail - Bloomfield Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  2. "Oil Creek Topo Map, Venango County PA (Oil City Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  4. "Bloomfield Run Watershed Report". Waters GeoViewer. US EPA. Retrieved 16 June 2019.



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