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Stream in Pennsylvania, US
Cherrytree Run
Tributary to Oil Creek
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Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountiesVenango
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between Cherrytree Run and Prather Creek (French Creek Drainage)
 • locationabout 0.5 miles west of Toonerville, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates41°34′41″N 079°42′29″W / 41.57806°N 79.70806°W / 41.57806; -79.70806
 • elevation1,540 ft (470 m)
MouthOil Creek
 • locationRynd Farm, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates41°28′52″N 079°41′41″W / 41.48111°N 79.69472°W / 41.48111; -79.69472
 • elevation1,048 ft (319 m)
Length8.0 mi (12.9 km)
Basin size16.9 square miles (44 km)
Discharge 
 • locationRynd Farm, Pennsylvania
 • average30.45 cu ft/s (0.862 m/s) at mouth with Oil Creek
Basin features
ProgressionOil Creek → Allegheny River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico
River systemAllegheny River
Population724 (2010)
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightKane Run
Wykle Run

Cherrytree Run is a 8.0 mi (12.9 km) long 2nd order tributary to Oil Creek in Venango County, Pennsylvania. This run has the same name as the township, Cherrytree Township, that it drains.

Variant names

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

  • Cherry Tree Run

Course

Cherrytree Run rises on the Prather Creek divide about 0.5 miles west of Toonerville, Pennsylvania. Cherrytree Run then flows south to meet Oil Creek at the Rynd Farm.

Watershed

Cherrytree Run drains 16.9 square miles (44 km) of area, receives about 44.9 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 429.10, and has an average water temperature of 7.79 °C. The watershed is 75% forested.

References

  1. ^ "GNIS Detail - Cherrytree Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Oil Creek State Park Topo Map, Venango County PA (Titusville South Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Cherrytree Run Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 20 October 2019.

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Course of Cherrytree Run (Oil Creek tributary)
Watershed of Cherrytree Run (Oil Creek tributary)


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