Alder Brook (West Branch French Creek tributary)
Stream in Pennsylvania, USA From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
| 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[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[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 | West 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 | Wattsburg Road, Phillipsville Road |
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
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