Twentymile Creek (Lake Erie tributary)

Twentymile Creek is a tributary of Lake Erie in Chautauqua County, New York and Erie County, Pennsylvania in the United States.^[5]

Twentymile Creek Tributary to Lake Erie
Location of Twentymile Creek mouth Show map of Pennsylvania Twentymile Creek (Lake Erie tributary) (the United States) Show map of the United States
Location
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania New York
Counties	Erie (PA) Chautauqua (NY)
Physical characteristics
Source	divide between Twentymile Creek and Chautauqua Creek
• location	about 3 miles northeast of Sheldon Corners, NY[1]
• coordinates	42°12′53″N 079°38′33″W[2]
• elevation	1,580 ft (480 m)[1]
Mouth	Lake Erie
• location	about 4 miles northeast of Northeast, Pennsylvania near Orchard Beach[1]
• coordinates	42°15′47″N 079°47′04″W[2]
• elevation	574 ft (175 m)[2]
Length	17.75 mi (28.57 km)[3]
Basin size	34.81 square miles (90.2 km2)[4]
Discharge
• location	Lake Erie
• average	76.99 cu ft/s (2.180 m3/s) at mouth with Lake Erie[4]
Basin features
Progression	northwest
River system	Lake Erie
Tributaries
• left	unnamed tributaries
• right	Belson Creek

Twentymile Creek joins Lake Erie near the community of Orchard Beach, Pennsylvania.^[5]

Twentymile Creek is considered^{[by whom?]} the largest stream in the eastern portion of Erie County. It is stocked annually with steelhead and trout by the Pennsylvania Fish Commission. Twentymile Creek is an approved trout water, so its fishing can be good throughout the year. Steelhead run into Twentymile all the way to New York, but not many anglers venture up that far to fish. New York State has undertaken efforts to stock brown trout in the upper reaches of Twentymile as well. The brown trout migrate out into Lake Erie and return to spawn. Access points along Route 20 are posted.

See also

• List of rivers of New York
• List of rivers of Pennsylvania

References

1. "Twentymile Creek Topo Map, Erie County PA (North East OE N Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
2. "GNIS Detail - Twentymile Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
4. "Twentymile Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
5. Gertler, Edward. Keystone Canoeing, Seneca Press, 2004. ISBN 0-9749692-0-6