McLaughlin Creek (Thompson Creek tributary) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids McLaughlin Creek
Other name(s)	Tributary to Thompson Creek
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Crawford
City	Hydetown
Physical characteristics
Main source	divide between East Branch of Oil Creek and Thompson Creek Buell Corners, Pennsylvania 1,710 ft (520 m) 41°45′11″N 079°40′55″W / 41.75306°N 79.68194°W / 41.75306; -79.68194
River mouth	about 0.5 miles upstream on Thompson Creek from Hydetown, Pennsylvania Hydetown, Pennsylvania 1,270 ft (390 m) 41°39′31″N 079°42′50″W / 41.65861°N 79.71389°W / 41.65861; -79.71389
Length	8.0 mi (12.9 km)
Basin features
Progression	south-southwest
River system	Allegheny River (Oil Creek)
Basin size	9.79 square miles (25.4 km2)
Tributaries	Left: unnamed tributaries Right: unnamed tributaries
Bridges	PA 89, Stewart Road, Mageetown Road, Fink Road, Gilson Ridge Road, Bog Hollow Road, Thompson Run Road

McLaughlin Creek is a 8.0 mi (12.9 km) stream that rises in a swampy area to the south of Buell Corners on the divide between Thompson Creek and East Branch of Oil Creek in Crawford County, Pennsylvania.

Variant names

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

• Little Oil Creek

Course

McLaughlin Creek flows west from the swamp underneath PA 89 and then southwest around Fink and Gilson Ridges. Once around the ridges, it turns south and rapidly falls through Bog Hollow to meet Thompson Creek at the bottom. Bog Hollow marks the terminal moraine for glaciation.

Additional Maps

Course of McLaughlin Creek (Thompson Creek tributary) in Crawford County, Pennsylvania

Watershed of McLaughlin Creek (Thompson Creek tributary) in Crawford County, Pennsylvania