Bloomfield Run is a 4.0 mi (6.4 km) long 2nd order tributary to Oil Creek in Crawford County, Pennsylvania.

Bloomfield Run
Tributary to Oil Creek
Location of the mouth of Bloomfield Run
Location of the mouth of Bloomfield Run
Location of the mouth of Bloomfield Run
Location of the mouth of Bloomfield Run
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyCrawford
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between Oil Creek and South Branch French Creek
 • locationBloomfield Township, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates41°49′41″N 079°48′37″W / 41.82806°N 79.81028°W / 41.82806; -79.81028[1]
 • elevation1,560 ft (480 m)[2]
MouthOil Creek at Riceville, Pennsylvania
 • location
Riceville, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates
41°46′41″N 079°47′35″W / 41.77806°N 79.79306°W / 41.77806; -79.79306[1]
 • elevation
1,310 ft (400 m)[2]
Length4.0 mi (6.4 km)[3]
Basin size25.85 square miles (67.0 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • average180.92 cu ft/s (5.123 m3/s) at mouth with Oil Creek[4]
Basin features
ProgressionOil CreekAllegheny RiverOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemAllegheny River
Tributaries 
 • leftPine Hollow Run
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesLake Road, Dutch Hill Road, PA Route 77

Course

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Bloomfield Run rises on the South Branch French Creek divide in Bloomfield Township, Pennsylvania. Bloomfield Run then flows south-southeast through the Erie Drift Plain to Oil Creek at Riceville, Pennsylvania.

Watershed

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Bloomfield Run drains 25.85 square miles (67.0 km2) of area, receives about 46.1 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 470.16 and is about 51% forested.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Bloomfield Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Oil Creek Topo Map, Venango County PA (Oil City Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "Bloomfield Run Watershed Report". Waters GeoViewer. US EPA. Retrieved 16 June 2019.

Additional Images

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