| West Branch French Creek Tributary to French Creek | |
|---|---|
&sq=&lang=&file=File:USA_Pennsylvania_relief_location_map.svg)  Location of West Branch French Creek mouth &sq=&lang=&file=File:Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png) West Branch French Creek (French Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| States | Pennsylvania New York |
| Counties | Erie Chautauqua |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | divide between West Branch French Creek and French Creek |
| • location | about 1 mile northeast of Mina, New York |
| • coordinates | 42°08′25″N 079°40′17″W / 42.14028°N 79.67139°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,610 ft (490 m)[2] |
| Mouth | French Creek |
• location | Wattsburg, Pennsylvania[2] |
• coordinates | 41°59′56″N 079°48′47″W / 41.99889°N 79.81306°W[1] |
• elevation | 1,273 ft (388 m)[1] |
| Length | 28.69 mi (46.17 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 77.89 square miles (201.7 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | French Creek |
| • average | 180.76 cu ft/s (5.119 m3/s) at mouth with French Creek[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | French Creek → Allegheny River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
| River system | Allegheny River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Darrow Brook Bailey Brook |
| • right | Townley Run Alder Brook |
| Bridges | I-86, Hazen Road, North Road, Findley Lake Road, Greenman Road, I-86, Station Road, Ashton Road, NY 89, Wildman Road, Knoyle Road, Jones Road, PA 89, |
West Branch French Creek is a 28.69 mi (46.17 km) long tributary to French Creek that rises in Chautauqua County, New York and flows into Erie County, Pennsylvania. It is classed as a 2nd order stream on the EPA waters geoviewer site.[3]
- ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - West Branch French Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- ^ a b "West Branch French Creek Topo Map, Erie County PA (Union City Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- ^ a b "West Branch French Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 21 September 2019.