West Shreve Run is a 4.06 mi (6.53 km) long tributary to Lake Canadohta (Oil Creek) in Crawford County, Pennsylvania. The watershed is about 50% forested and 43% agricultural. The rest is of other uses.[4]

West Shreve Run Tributary to Oil Creek
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Location
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Crawford Erie
Township	Bloomfield Union
Physical characteristics
Source	divide between West Shreve Run and South Branch French Creek
• location	about 1 mile south of Hinckley Corners, Pennsylvania
• coordinates	41°51′22″N 079°53′09″W[1]
• elevation	1,630 ft (500 m)[2]
Mouth	Lake Canadohta
• location	Lake Canadohta
• coordinates	41°49′09″N 079°50′18″W[1]
• elevation	1,389 ft (423 m)[2]
Length	4.06 mi (6.53 km)[3]
Basin size	3.8 square miles (9.8 km2)[4]
Discharge
• average	7.65 cu ft/s (0.217 m3/s) at mouth with Oil Creek (Lake Canadohta)[4]
Basin features
Progression	Oil Creek → Allegheny River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico
River system	Allegheny River (Oil Creek)
Tributaries
• left	unnamed tributaries
• right	unnamed tributaries
Bridges	Shreve Ridge Road, Old Valley Road (x2), Lincolnville Road

Course

West Shreve Run rises on the South Branch French Creek divide about 1 mile south of Hinckley Corners, Pennsylvania. West Shreve Run then flows south through the Erie Drift Plain to Oil Creek (Lake Canadohta).

Watershed

West Shreve Run drains 3.8 square miles (9.8 km²) of area, receives about 46.4 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 461.04 and is about 50% forested.[4]

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