Conneauttee Creek

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Conneauttee Creek
Tributary to French Creek
Map of Conneauttee Creek mouth location
Map of Conneauttee Creek mouth location
Location of Conneauttee Creek mouth
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyCrawford
Erie
BoroughCambridge Springs
Edinboro
Physical characteristics
SourceShenango Creek divide
 • locationabout 1.5 miles southeast of McLane, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates41°55′24″N 080°09′27″W / 41.92333°N 80.15750°W / 41.92333; -80.15750[1]
 • elevation1,420 ft (430 m)[2]
MouthFrench Creek
 • location
Cambridge Springs, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates
41°48′40″N 080°04′43″W / 41.81111°N 80.07861°W / 41.81111; -80.07861Coordinates: 41°48′40″N 080°04′43″W / 41.81111°N 80.07861°W / 41.81111; -80.07861[1]
 • elevation
1,129 ft (344 m)[3]
Length13.26 mi (21.34 km)[4]
Basin size60.49 square miles (156.7 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationFrench Creek
 • average104.73 cu ft/s (2.966 m3/s) at mouth with French Creek[5]
Basin features
ProgressionFrench Creek → Allegheny River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico
River systemAllegheny River
Tributaries 
 • leftDarrows Creek
Little Conneauttee Creek
 • rightShenango Creek
Torry Run
WaterbodiesEdinboro Lake
unnamed impoundment by Drakes Mills
BridgesLay 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. ^ a b c d "GNIS Detail - Conneauttee Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Conneauttee Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 11 May 2021.


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