Alder Brook (West Branch French Creek tributary)
| Alder Brook Tributary to West Branch French Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Alder Brook mouth  Alder Brook (West Branch French Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Erie |
| Township | Venango |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | divide between Alder Brook and LeBeouf Creek |
| • location | about 2 miles east of Bogus Corners, Pennsylvania |
| • coordinates | 42°03′58″N 079°53′46″W / 42.06611°N 79.89611°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,335 ft (407 m)[2] |
| Mouth | West Branch French Creek |
• location | about 3 miles NNW of Lowville, Pennsylvania[2] |
• coordinates | 42°03′27″N 079°50′30″W / 42.05750°N 79.84167°W[1] |
• elevation | 1,299 ft (396 m)[1] |
| Length | 2.93 mi (4.72 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 6.63 square miles (17.2 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | West Branch French Creek |
| • average | 12.63 cu ft/s (0.358 m3/s) at mouth with West Branch French Creek[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | east |
| River system | Allegheny River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Wattsburg Road, Phillipsville Road |
Alder Brook is a 2.93 mi (4.72 km) long tributary to West Branch French Creek that is classed as a 1st order stream on the EPA waters geoviewer site.[3]
Course
Alder Brook rises in Venango Township of eastern Erie County, Pennsylvania and then flows east to meet West Branch French Creek north of Lowville.
Watershed
Alder Brook drains 6.63 square miles (17.2 km2) of Erie Drift Plain (glacial geology). The watershed receives an average of 46.2 in/year of precipitation and has a wetness index of 473.57.[5] The watershed is about 41% forested.[4]
References
- ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Alder Brook". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- ^ a b "West Branch French Creek Topo Map, Erie County PA (Union City Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- ^ a b c "Alder Brook Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". enviroatlas.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved 6 July 2019.