Spencer Creek (South Branch French Creek tributary)
| Spencer Creek Tributary to South Branch French Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Spencer Creek mouth  Spencer Creek (South Branch French Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Erie |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | divide between Spencer Creek and Hare Creek (Brokenstraw Creek) |
| • location | About 0.5 miles south of Five Points, Pennsylvania[2] |
| • coordinates | 41°58′08″N 079°41′21″W / 41.96889°N 79.68917°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,820 ft (550 m)[2] |
| Mouth | South Branch French Creek |
• location | about 1.5 miles west of Corry, Pennsylvania[2] |
• coordinates | 41°55′09″N 079°41′00″W / 41.91917°N 79.68333°W[1] |
• elevation | 1,371 ft (418 m)[1] |
| Length | 3.68 mi (5.92 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 3.38 square miles (8.8 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | South Branch French Creek |
| • average | 7.24 cu ft/s (0.205 m3/s) at mouth with South Branch French Creek[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | South Branch French Creek → French Creek → Allegheny River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
| River system | Allegheny River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Carter Hill Road, Turnpike Road, US 6, Conelway Road |
Spencer Creek is a 3.68 mi (5.92 km) long tributary to South Branch French Creek in Erie County, Pennsylvania and is classed as a 1st order stream on the EPA waters geoviewer site.[4]
Course
[edit]Spencer Creek rises in Wayne Township of Erie County, Pennsylvania then flows south to meet South Branch French Creek west of Corry, Pennsylvania.
Watershed
[edit]Spencer Creek drains 3.38 square miles (8.8 km2) of Erie Drift Plain (glacial geology). The watershed receives an average of 47.5 in/year of precipitation and has a wetness index of 416.89.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Spencer Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- ^ a b c "Spencer Creek Topo Map, Erie County PA (Corry Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Spencer Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 17 September 2019.