East Branch Sugar Creek (Sugar Creek tributary)

East Branch Sugar Creek is a 7.21 mi (11.60 km) long 3rd order tributary to Sugar Creek in Venango County, Pennsylvania.

East Branch Sugar Creek
Tributary to Sugar Creek
Location of East Branch Sugar Creek mouth
East Branch Sugar Creek (Sugar Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyVenango
Physical characteristics
SourceTwomile Run divide
  locationabout 0.25 miles east of Dempseytown, Pennsylvania[1]
  coordinates41°31′49″N 079°45′04″W[2]
  elevation1,500 ft (460 m)[1]
MouthSugar Creek
  location
Cooperstown, Pennsylvania[1]
  coordinates
41°30′13″N 079°51′46″W[2]
  elevation
1,132 ft (345 m)[2]
Length7.21 mi (11.60 km)[3]
Basin size49.17 square miles (127.3 km2)[4]
Discharge 
  locationSugar Creek
  average88.35 cu ft/s (2.502 m3/s) at mouth with Sugar Creek[4]
Basin features
Progressiongenerally west
River systemAllegheny River
Tributaries 
  leftunnamed tributaries
  rightLittle Sugar Creek

Course

East Branch Sugar Creek rises on the Twomile Run divide about 0.25 miles east of Dempseytown in Venango County, Pennsylvania. East Branch Sugar Creek then flows westerly into to meet Sugar Creek at Cooperstown, Pennsylvania.[1]

Watershed

East Branch Sugar Creek drains 49.17 square miles (127.3 km2) of area, receives about 44.8 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 451.28, and has an average water temperature of 7.81 °C.[4] The watershed is 66% forested.[4]

Additional Images

Course of East Branch Sugar Creek (Sugar Creek tributary) in Venango County, Pennsylvania
Watershed of East Branch Sugar Creek (Sugar Creek tributary) in Venango County, Pennsylvania
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References

  1. "East Branch Sugar Creek Topo Map, Venango County PA (Dempseytown Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  2. "GNIS Detail - East Branch Sugar Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  4. "East Branch Sugar Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
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