| 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
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
- Big Conneauttee Creek
- Conneautte Creek
Course
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
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
References
- 1 2 3 4 "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.
- 1 2 "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ↑ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- 1 2 3 "Conneauttee Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
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