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Stream in Pennsylvania, USA From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
Spencer Creek Tributary to South Branch French Creek | |
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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[1] |
• coordinates | 41°58′08″N 079°41′21″W[2] |
• elevation | 1,820 ft (550 m)[1] |
Mouth | South Branch French Creek |
• location | about 1.5 miles west of Corry, Pennsylvania[1] |
• coordinates | 41°55′09″N 079°41′00″W[2] |
• elevation | 1,371 ft (418 m)[2] |
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 rises in Wayne Township of Erie County, Pennsylvania then flows south to meet South Branch French Creek west of Corry, Pennsylvania.
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]
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