Darrow Brook Explained

Darrow Brook
Name Other:Tributary to West Branch French Creek
Map Size:300
Pushpin Map:Pennsylvania#USA
Pushpin Map Size:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Darrow Brook mouth
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:States
Subdivision Name2:Pennsylvania
New York
Subdivision Type3:Counties
Subdivision Name3:Erie
Chautauqua
Length:4.25miles[1]
Discharge1 Location:West Branch French Creek
Discharge1 Avg:12.84cuft/s at mouth with West Branch French Creek[2]
Source1:divide between Darrow Brook and French Creek
Source1 Location:about 4 miles west of French Creek, New York
Source1 Coordinates:42.0617°N -79.755°W[3]
Source1 Elevation:1720feet[4]
Mouth:West Branch French Creek
Mouth Location:about 0.25 miles southeast of Ashton Corners, Pennsylvania
Mouth Coordinates:42.1161°N -79.7772°W
Mouth Elevation:1352feet
Progression:West Branch French CreekFrench CreekAllegheny RiverOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River System:Allegheny River
Bridges:Pekin Hill Road (x2), Wilson Road

Darrow Brook is a 4.25miles long tributary to West Branch French Creek that rises in Chautauqua County, New York and flows into Erie County, Pennsylvania. It is classed as a 1st order stream on the EPA waters geoviewer site.[1]

Course

Darrow Brook rises in the Town of Mina, New York in western Chautauqua County and flows north and northwest into Erie County, Pennsylvania to meet West Branch French Creek near Ashton Corners.

Watershed

Darrow Brook drains of Erie Drift Plain (glacial geology). The watershed receives an average of 46.8 in/year of precipitation and has a wetness index of 424.71.[5] The watershed is about 59% forested.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS Web Application . epa.maps.arcgis.com . US EPA . 21 September 2019.
  2. Web site: Darrow Brook Watershed Report . Waters Geoviewer . US EPA . 21 September 2019.
  3. Web site: GNIS Detail - Darrow Brook . geonames.usgs.gov . US Geological Survey . 21 September 2019.
  4. Web site: West Branch French Creek Topo Map, Erie County PA (Union City Area) . TopoZone . Locality, LLC . 21 September 2019 . en.
  5. Web site: ArcGIS Web Application . enviroatlas.epa.gov . US EPA . 6 July 2019.