Spencer Creek (South Branch French Creek tributary)
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 | |
|---|---|
  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[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 |
| River system | Allegheny River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Carter Hill Road, Turnpike Road, US 6, Conelway Road |
Course
Spencer Creek rises in Wayne Township of Erie County, Pennsylvania then flows south to meet South Branch French Creek west of Corry, Pennsylvania.
Watershed
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
- "Spencer Creek Topo Map, Erie County PA (Corry Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- "GNIS Detail - Spencer Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- "Spencer Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
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