Conneauttee Creek Explained

Conneauttee Creek
Name Other:Tributary to French Creek
Map Size:300
Pushpin Map:USA Pennsylvania#USA
Pushpin Map Size:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Conneauttee Creek mouth
Pushpin Map Alt:Map of Conneauttee Creek mouth location
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Crawford
Erie
Subdivision Type4:Borough
Subdivision Name4:Cambridge Springs
Edinboro
Length:13.26miles[1]
Discharge1 Location:French Creek
Discharge1 Avg:104.73cuft/s at mouth with French Creek[2]
Source1:Shenango Creek divide
Source1 Location:about 1.5 miles southeast of McLane, Pennsylvania
Source1 Coordinates:41.9233°N -80.1575°W[3]
Source1 Elevation:1420feet[4]
Mouth:French Creek
Mouth Location:Cambridge Springs, Pennsylvania
Mouth Coordinates:41.8111°N -80.0786°W
Mouth Elevation:1129feet[5]
Progression:French CreekAllegheny RiverOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River System:Allegheny River
Tributaries Left:Darrows Creek
Little Conneauttee Creek
Tributaries Right:Shenango Creek
Torry Run
Waterbodies:Edinboro Lake
unnamed impoundment by Drakes Mills
Bridges:Lay 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 13.26miles long 4th order tributary to French Creek in Crawford County, Pennsylvania. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[3]

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[3]

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.[5]

Watershed

Conneauttee Creek drains of area, receives about 45.2 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 466.55, and is about 49% forested.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS Web Application . epa.maps.arcgis.com . US EPA . 11 May 2021.
  2. Web site: Conneauttee Creek Watershed Report . US EPA Geoviewer . US EPA . 11 May 2021.
  3. Web site: GNIS Detail - Conneauttee Creek . geonames.usgs.gov . US Geological Survey . 11 May 2021.
  4. Web site: Get Maps . USGS Topoview . US Geological Survey . 11 May 2021 . en.
  5. Web site: Get Maps . USGS Topoview . US Geological Survey . 11 May 2021 . en.