| LeBoeuf Creek | |
| Name Etymology: | le bœuf, French for "buffalo"[1] |
| Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Pennsylvania |
| Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the mouth of LeBoeuf Creek in Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | United States |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type3: | County |
| Subdivision Name3: | Erie |
| Length: | 18miles |
| Source1 Location: | Summit Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 42.0294°N -80.0628°W |
| Source1 Elevation: | 1420feet[2] |
| Mouth: | French Creek |
| Mouth Location: | Mill Village, Erie County, Pennsylvania |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 41.9022°N -79.9858°W[3] |
| Mouth Elevation: | 1160feet |
| Progression: | French Creek → Allegheny River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
| Basin Size: | 63.6sqmi |
| Tributaries Left: | East Branch LeBoeuf Creek |
LeBoeuf Creek is an 18miles long tributary of French Creek in Erie County, Pennsylvania in the United States. It has a drainage basin of .
LeBoeuf Creek originates in Summit Township and meanders south before crossing under U.S. Route 19. Its East Branch tributary originates in Greene Township and flows south until meets with the main branch in Waterford Township.[4] In Waterford, it passes under the Waterford Covered Bridge and heads west, back under US 19 and flows into Lake LeBoeuf. Lake LeBoeuf empties into LeBoeuf Creek at its southern end. The creek crosses under US 19 again and continues south where empties into French Creek near Mill Village.
The creek was named for the buffalo at its banks seen by early French pioneers.[5]
In 1753, Fort Le Boeuf was built by Paul Marin de la Malgue along the banks of LeBoeuf Creek, near present-day Waterford, to help protect French interests in the Ohio Country from the British. George Washington was sent by British to Fort Le Boeuf to deliver a message to the French that demanded that they leave the Ohio Country.