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Mill Creek (French Creek tributary)

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Mill Creek
Tributary to French Creek
Mill Creek (French Creek tributary) is located in Pennsylvania
Mill Creek (French Creek tributary)
Location of Mill Creek mouth
Mill Creek (French Creek tributary) is located in the United States
Mill Creek (French Creek tributary)
Mill Creek (French Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyMercer
Venango
Physical characteristics
SourceNorth Deer Creek divide
 • locationabout 3 miles north-northeast of New Vernon, Pennsylvania[2]
 • coordinates41°26′38″N 080°05′25″W / 41.44389°N 80.09028°W / 41.44389; -80.09028[1]
 • elevation1,425 ft (434 m)[2]
MouthFrench Creek
 • location
Utica, Pennsylvania[2]
 • coordinates
41°26′01″N 079°57′01″W / 41.43361°N 79.95028°W / 41.43361; -79.95028[1]
 • elevation
1,024 ft (312 m)[1]
Length11.36 mi (18.28 km)[3]
Basin size15.31 square miles (39.7 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationFrench Creek
 • average25.09 cu ft/s (0.710 m3/s) at mouth with French Creek[4]
Basin features
Progressiongenerally east
River systemAllegheny River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries

Mill Creek is a 11.36 mi (18.28 km) long 2nd order tributary to French Creek in Mercer and Venango County, Pennsylvania.

Course

Mill Creek rises on the North Deer Creek divide about 3 miles north-northeast of New Vernon, Pennsylvania in Mercer County. Mill Creek then flows easterly into Venango County to meet French Creek at Utica, Pennsylvania.[2]

Watershed

Mill Creek drains 15.31 square miles (39.7 km2) of area, receives about 43.4 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 444.64, and has an average water temperature of 8.19 °C.[4] The watershed is 58% forested.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Mill Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d "Mill Creek Topo Map, Venango County PA (Utica Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d "Mill Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 28 December 2019.

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Course of Mill Creek (French Creek tributary) in Mercer and Venango Counties, Pennsylvania
Watershed of Mill Creek (French Creek tributary) in Mercer and Venango Counties, Pennsylvania
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