Conneauttee Creek
| Conneauttee Creek Tributary to French Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Conneauttee Creek mouth  Conneauttee Creek (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Crawford Erie |
| Borough | Cambridge Springs Edinboro |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Shenango Creek divide |
| • location | about 1.5 miles southeast of McLane, Pennsylvania |
| • coordinates | 41°55′24″N 080°09′27″W / 41.92333°N 80.15750°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,420 ft (430 m)[2] |
| Mouth | French Creek |
• location | Cambridge Springs, Pennsylvania |
• coordinates | 41°48′40″N 080°04′43″W / 41.81111°N 80.07861°W[1] |
• elevation | 1,129 ft (344 m)[3] |
| Length | 13.26 mi (21.34 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 60.49 square miles (156.7 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | French Creek |
| • average | 104.73 cu ft/s (2.966 m3/s) at mouth with French Creek[5] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | French Creek → Allegheny River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
| River system | Allegheny River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Darrows Creek Little Conneauttee Creek |
| • right | Shenango Creek Torry Run |
| Waterbodies | Edinboro Lake unnamed impoundment by Drakes Mills |
| Bridges | Lay Road, Neyland Road, Crane Road, US 6N, Chestnut Street, W Normal Street, Kinter Hill Road, PA 99, Perry Lane, Beason Road, Jericho Road, PA 99, McClellan Street |
Conneauttee Creek is a 13.26 mi (21.34 km) long 4th order tributary to French Creek in Crawford County, Pennsylvania. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]
Variant names
[edit]According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
- Big Conneauttee Creek
- Conneautte Creek
Course
[edit]Conneautee Creek rises about 1.5 miles southeast of McLane, Pennsylvania, and then flows generally south and southeast, through Edinboro Lake to join French Creek just northwest of Cambridge Springs, Pennsylvania.[3]
Watershed
[edit]Conneauttee Creek drains 60.49 square miles (156.7 km2) of area, receives about 45.2 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 466.55, and is about 49% forested.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "GNIS Detail - Conneauttee Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ a b c "Conneauttee Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
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