Alder Brook is a 2.93 mi (4.72 km) long tributary to West Branch French Creek that is classed as a 1st order stream on the EPA waters geoviewer site.[3]
Alder Brook Tributary to West Branch French Creek | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Erie |
Township | Venango |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | divide between Alder Brook and LeBeouf Creek |
• location | about 2 miles east of Bogus Corners, Pennsylvania |
• coordinates | 42°03′58″N 079°53′46″W / 42.06611°N 79.89611°W[1] |
• elevation | 1,335 ft (407 m)[2] |
Mouth | West Branch French Creek |
• location | about 3 miles NNW of Lowville, Pennsylvania[2] |
• coordinates | 42°03′27″N 079°50′30″W / 42.05750°N 79.84167°W[1] |
• elevation | 1,299 ft (396 m)[1] |
Length | 2.93 mi (4.72 km)[3] |
Basin size | 6.63 square miles (17.2 km2)[4] |
Discharge | |
• location | West Branch French Creek |
• average | 12.63 cu ft/s (0.358 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 | Wattsburg Road, Phillipsville Road |
Course
editAlder Brook rises in Venango Township of eastern Erie County, Pennsylvania and then flows east to meet West Branch French Creek north of Lowville.
Watershed
editAlder Brook drains 6.63 square miles (17.2 km2) of Erie Drift Plain (glacial geology). The watershed receives an average of 46.2 in/year of precipitation and has a wetness index of 473.57.[5] The watershed is about 41% forested.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Alder Brook". 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 "Alder Brook Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". enviroatlas.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved 6 July 2019.