Laurel Hill Creek

Laurel Hill Creek
Tributary to Casselman River
Laurel Hill Creek is located in Pennsylvania
Laurel Hill Creek
Location of Laurel Hill Creek mouth
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountySomerset
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between Laurel Hill Creek and Casselman River
 • locationabout 0.5 miles east of Indiantown, Pennsylvania[2]
 • coordinates40°00′13″N 079°12′16″W / 40.00361°N 79.20444°W / 40.00361; -79.20444[1]
 • elevation2,200 ft (670 m)[2]
MouthCasselman River
 • location
Confluence, Pennsylvania[2]
 • coordinates
39°48′53″N 079°21′42″W / 39.81472°N 79.36167°W / 39.81472; -79.36167[1]
 • elevation
1,330 ft (410 m)[2]
Length39.9 mi (64.2 km)[3]
Basin size125.09 square miles (324.0 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationCasselman River
 • average283.58 cu ft/s (8.030 m3/s) at mouth with Casselman River[4]
Basin features
Progressionsouthwest
River systemYoughiogheny River
Tributaries 
 • leftLost Creek
Mose King Run
May Run
Smith Hollow
Paddytown Hollow
 • rightCrab Run
Clear Run
Shanks Run
Shafer Run
Gross Run
Crise Run
Jones Mill Run
Crab Run
Allen Creek
Fall Creek
Whipkey Run
Glade Run
WaterbodiesLaurel Hill Lake

Laurel Hill Creek is a 39.9-mile-long (64.2 km)[5] tributary of the Casselman River that is located in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, in the United States.[6] It is part of the Youghiogheny River watershed, flowing to the Monongahela River, the Ohio River, and ultimately the Mississippi River.

It is responsible for draining 126 square miles of the 576 square miles drained by the Casselman River.[7]

  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Laurel Hill Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d "Laurel Hill Creek Topo Map, Somerset County PA (Confluence Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Laurel Hill Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  5. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed August 15, 2011
  6. ^ Gertler, Edward. Keystone Canoeing, Seneca Press, 2004. ISBN 0-9749692-0-6
  7. ^ Survey Report: Youghiogheny River Watershed: Program for Runoff and Waterflow Retardation and Soil Erosion Prevention. Washington, DC: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. 1951. p. 1 of App. A. Retrieved June 17, 2020.