Townley Run is a 3.68 mi (5.92 km) long tributary to West Branch French Creek that is classed as a 1st order stream on the EPA waters geoviewer site.[3]
| Townley Run Tributary to West Branch French Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Townley Run mouth  Townley Run (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Erie |
| Townships | Venango Greenfield |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | divide between Townley Run and Sevenmile Creek |
| • location | just east of Greenfield Church |
| • coordinates | 42°07′59″N 079°51′22″W / 42.13306°N 79.85611°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,450 ft (440 m)[2] |
| Mouth | West Branch French Creek |
• location | about 2 miles southwest of Little Hope, Pennsylvania[2] |
• coordinates | 42°05′03″N 079°51′55″W / 42.08417°N 79.86528°W[1] |
• elevation | 1,312 ft (400 m)[1] |
| Length | 3.68 mi (5.92 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 4.71 square miles (12.2 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | West Branch French Creek |
| • average | 9.36 cu ft/s (0.265 m3/s) at mouth with West Branch French Creek[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | West Branch French Creek → French Creek → Allegheny River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
| River system | Allegheny River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Station Road, Williams Road, Wildman Road, and New Road |
Course edit
Townley Run rises in Greenfield Township of eastern Erie County, Pennsylvania and then flows southeast to meet West Branch French Creek southwest of Little Hope, Pennsylvania.
Watershed edit
Townley Run drains 4.71 square miles (12.2 km2) of Erie Drift Plain (glacial geology). The watershed receives an average of 47.0 in/year of precipitation and has a wetness index of 484.45.[5] The watershed is about 53% forested.[4]
References edit
- ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Townley Run". 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 c "Townley Run Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". enviroatlas.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved 6 July 2019.