Woodcock Creek (French Creek tributary)
Woodcock Creek is a 19.68 mi (31.67 km) long 4th order tributary to French Creek in Crawford County, Pennsylvania.
| Woodcock Creek Tributary to French Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Woodcock Creek mouth  Woodcock Creek (French Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Crawford |
| Borough | Saegertown |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | West Branch Sugar Creek divide |
| • location | about 0.5 miles east of Turkey Track Corners, Pennsylvania |
| • coordinates | 41°38′24″N 079°54′33″W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,600 ft (490 m)[2] |
| Mouth | French Creek |
• location | Saegertown, Pennsylvania[3] |
• coordinates | 41°42′24″N 080°08′41″W[1] |
• elevation | 1,098 ft (335 m)[3] |
| Length | 19.68 mi (31.67 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 50.96 square miles (132.0 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | French Creek |
| • average | 97.91 cu ft/s (2.773 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 | Spald Run |
| • right | Bossard Run |
| Bridges | Carpenter Road, Maplewood Road, Gilbert Road, McFadden Road, Guys Mill Road, Hanks Road, Hickory Corners Road, Lyona Road, Castile Road, PA 77, Price Road, Saegertown Street, Shultz Road, PA 86, Craig Road, Park Avenue |
Course
Woodcock Creek rises about 0.5 miles east of Turkey Track Corners, Pennsylvania, and then flows generally north and northwest to join French Creek just south of Saegertown, Pennsylvania.[3]
Watershed
Woodcock Creek drains 50.96 square miles (132.0 km2) of area, receives about 44.9 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 473.36, and is about 60% forested.[5]
See also
References
- "GNIS Detail - Woodcock Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- "Woodcock Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
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