Oil Creek, East Branch

Britton Run Road to Centerville                   3.3 miles

Class           Grad                    Size (Area/Volume)                  Scene/Pol              Level

    A              7/10                             59/Tiny                                B/B                           
                                                              mouth                                                                     

Topographic Maps: Spartansburg, Lake Canadohta, Centerville

County Maps: Crawford

Description: This creek has a lot of bends winding through mixed woods and farmlands. [Reported 1999]

Difficulties: none

Shuttle: To reach the put-in, start in Centerville. Go west on State Route 1022. Go 0.3 miles and after you cross the creek, turn left/north onto State Route 1041. Turn left/north on Britton Run Road, which is the first road after the turn. The go 0.1 mile to the put‑in bridge. To reach the take out, return to Centerville and go south on State Route 8 for about 0.1 miles to the take‑out bridge.

Gauge: None. Check the riffles on the downstream side of the State Route 8 Bridge. If this is passable then this section should be okay.

Normal Wet Period: No available statistics on seasons. Since this section is tiny, it should normally be runnable only after a heavy rain or during spring snowmelt.