Fivemile Creek (East Branch Oil Creek tributary) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Fivemile Creek
Other name(s)	Tributary to East Branch Oil Creek
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Crawford
Township	Rome Sparta
Physical characteristics
Main source	divide between Fivemile Creek and Shirley Run about 2 miles east-northeast of Buell Corners, Pennsylvania 1,680 ft (510 m)
River mouth	East Branch Oil Creek about 3 miles northeast of Centerville, Pennsylvania 1,348 ft (411 m)
Length	4.87 mi (7.84 km)
Discharge	Location: East Branch Oil Creek Average rate: 20.86 cu ft/s (0.591 m3/s) at mouth with East Branch Oil Creek
Basin features
Progression	north then west
River system	Allegheny River (Oil Creek)
Basin size	10.75 square miles (27.8 km2)
Tributaries	Left: unnamed tributaries Right: unnamed tributaries
Bridges	Hatchtown Road, PA 89

Fivemile Creek is a 4.87 mi (7.84 km) long tributary to East Branch Oil Creek in Crawford County, Pennsylvania.

Course

Fivemile Creek rises on the Shirley Run divide about 2 miles east-northeast of Buell Corners, Pennsylvania. Fivemile Creek then flows north and then west through Fish Flats and the Erie Drift Plain to East Branch Oil Creek.

Watershed

Fivemile Creek drains 10.75 square miles (27.8 km²) of area, receives about 45.7 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 453.06 and is about 62% forested.

Additional Maps

Course of Fivemile Creek (East Branch Oil Creek tributary)

Watershed of Fivemile Creek (East Branch Oil Creek tributary)