Lake Creek (Sugar Creek tributary)
{{short description|Stream in Pennsylvania, USA}}
{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox river
| name = Lake Creek
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| name_other = Tributary to Sugar Creek
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| pushpin_map = Pennsylvania#USA
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| pushpin_map_caption= Location of Lake Creek mouth
| subdivision_type1 = Country
| subdivision_name1 = United States
| subdivision_type2 = State
| subdivision_name2 = Pennsylvania
| subdivision_type3 = County
| subdivision_name3 = Venango
Crawford County
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| length = {{convert|17.15|mi|km|abbr=on}}{{cite web |title=ArcGIS Web Application |url=https://epa.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=ada349b90c26496ea52aab66a092593b |website=epa.maps.arcgis.com |publisher=US EPA |accessdate=26 December 2019}}
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| discharge1_location= Sugar Creek
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| discharge1_avg = {{convert|59.42|cuft/s|m3/s|abbr=on}} at mouth with Sugar Creek{{cite web |title=Lake Creek Watershed Report |url=https://watersgeo.epa.gov/watershedreport/?comid=9053527 |website=Waters Geoviewer |publisher=US EPA |accessdate=26 December 2019}}
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| source1 = Woodcock Creek divide
| source1_location = about 2 miles northwest of Guys Mills, Pennsylvania{{cite web |title=Lake Creek Topo Map, Venango County PA (Franklin Area) |url=https://www.topozone.com/pennsylvania/venango-pa/stream/lake-creek-182/ |website=TopoZone |publisher=Locality, LLC |accessdate=26 December 2019 |language=en}}
| source1_coordinates= {{coord|41|39|29|N|079|59|43|W|display=inline}}{{cite web |title=GNIS Detail - Lake Creek |url=https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=138:3:0::NO:3:P3_FID,P3_TITLE:1198988,Lake%20Creek |website=geonames.usgs.gov |publisher=US Geological Survey |accessdate=26 December 2019}}
| source1_elevation = {{convert|1,538|ft|abbr=on}}
| mouth = Sugar Creek
| mouth_location = Cooperstown, Pennsylvania
| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|41|29|55|N|079|52|28|W|display=inline,title}}
| mouth_elevation = {{convert|1,122|ft|abbr=on}}
| progression = generally southeast
| river_system = Allegheny River
| basin_size = {{convert|34.36|sqmi}}
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| tributaries_left = Trout Run
| tributaries_right = Brawley Run
| waterbodies = Sugar Lake
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Lake Creek is a {{convert|17.15|mi|km|abbr=on}} long 3rd order tributary to Sugar Creek in Crawford and Venango County, Pennsylvania.
Course
Lake Creek rises on the Woodcock Creek divide about 2 miles northwest of Guys Mills, Pennsylvania in Crawford County. Lake Creek then flows southeasterly into Venango County to meet Sugar Creek at Cooperstown, Pennsylvania.
Watershed
Lake Creek drains {{convert|34.36|sqmi}} of area, receives about 44.6 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 466.17, and has an average water temperature of 7.88 °C. The watershed is 66% forested.
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