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Church Run
Location of the mouth of Church Run
Location of the mouth of Church Run
Location of the mouth of Church Run
Location of the mouth of Church Run
Other name(s) Tributary to Oil Creek
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Crawford
City Titusville
Physical characteristics
Main source divide between Church Run and Thompson Creek
about 2 miles north of Titusville, Pennsylvania
1,565 ft (477 m)
41°40′13″N 079°39′46″W / 41.67028°N 79.66278°W / 41.67028; -79.66278
River mouth Oil Creek at Titusville, Pennsylvania
Titusville, Pennsylvania
1,150 ft (350 m)
41°37′26″N 079°39′40″W / 41.62389°N 79.66111°W / 41.62389; -79.66111
Length 4.0 mi (6.4 km)
Basin features
Progression southwest then south
River system Allegheny River
Basin size 4.0 square miles (10 km2)
Tributaries
  • Left:
    unnamed tributaries
  • Right:
    unnamed tributaries
Bridges Church Run Road (PA 89) (x2), Union Street, W Linden Street, W Spruce Street, E Hemlock Street, N Martin Street, N Drake Street, N Kerr Street, E Main Street, E Central Avenue, E Spring Street. S Brown Street

Church Run is a 4.0 mi (6.4 km) long 1st order tributary to Oil Creek in Crawford County, Pennsylvania.

Course

Church Run rises on the Thompson Creek divide about 2 miles north of Titusville, Pennsylvania. Church Run then flows southwest and south to meet Oil Creek at Titusville.

Watershed

Church Run drains 4.0 square miles (10 km2) of area, receives about 45.0 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 438.82, and has an average water temperature of 7.55 °C. The watershed is 66% forested.

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