Spencer Creek (South Branch French Creek tributary) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Spencer Creek |
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Location of Spencer Creek mouth
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Other name(s) | Tributary to South Branch French Creek |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Erie |
Physical characteristics | |
Main source | divide between Spencer Creek and Hare Creek (Brokenstraw Creek) About 0.5 miles south of Five Points, Pennsylvania 1,820 ft (550 m) 41°58′08″N 079°41′21″W / 41.96889°N 79.68917°W |
River mouth | South Branch French Creek about 1.5 miles west of Corry, Pennsylvania 1,371 ft (418 m) 41°55′09″N 079°41′00″W / 41.91917°N 79.68333°W |
Length | 3.68 mi (5.92 km) |
Basin features | |
Progression | south |
River system | Allegheny River |
Basin size | 3.38 square miles (8.8 km2) |
Tributaries |
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Bridges | Carter Hill Road, Turnpike Road, US 6, Conelway Road |
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.
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.
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