Bailey Brook (West Branch French Creek tributary) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Bailey Brook |
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Location of Bailey Brook mouth
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Other name(s) | Tributary to West Branch French Creek |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Erie |
Township | Venango |
Physical characteristics | |
Main source | divide between Bailey Brook and French Creek about 3 miles southeast of Little Hope, Pennsylvania 1,660 ft (510 m) 42°03′48″N 079°46′34″W / 42.06333°N 79.77611°W |
River mouth | West Branch French Creek about 0.5 miles north of Lowville, Pennsylvania 1,296 ft (395 m) 42°02′01″N 079°49′40″W / 42.03361°N 79.82778°W |
Length | 4.39 mi (7.07 km) |
Basin features | |
Progression | southwest |
River system | Allegheny River |
Basin size | 4.63 square miles (12.0 km2) |
Tributaries |
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Bridges | Kimball Road (x2) and PA 89 |
Bailey Brook is a 4.39 mi (7.07 km) long tributary to West Branch French Creek that is classed as a 1st order stream on the EPA waters geoviewer site.
Course
Bailey Brook rises in Venango Township of eastern Erie County, Pennsylvania and then flows southwest to meet West Branch French Creek near Lowville.
Watershed
Bailey Brook drains 4.63 square miles (12.0 km2) of Erie Drift Plain (glacial geology). The watershed receives an average of 46.6 in/year of precipitation and has a wetness index of 423.76. The watershed is about 54% forested.
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