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Bloomfield Run
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
Other name(s) Tributary to Oil Creek
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Crawford
Physical characteristics
Main source divide between Oil Creek and South Branch French Creek
Bloomfield Township, Pennsylvania
1,560 ft (480 m)
41°49′41″N 079°48′37″W / 41.82806°N 79.81028°W / 41.82806; -79.81028
River mouth Oil Creek at Riceville, Pennsylvania
Riceville, Pennsylvania
1,310 ft (400 m)
41°46′41″N 079°47′35″W / 41.77806°N 79.79306°W / 41.77806; -79.79306
Length 4.0 mi (6.4 km)
Basin features
Progression south-southeast
River system Allegheny River
Basin size 25.85 square miles (67.0 km2)
Tributaries
  • Left:
    Pine Hollow Run
  • Right:
    unnamed tributaries
Bridges Lake Road, Dutch Hill Road, PA Route 77

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

Course

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

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.

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