Woodcock Creek (French Creek tributary) explained

Woodcock Creek
Name Other:Tributary to French Creek
Map Size:300
Pushpin Map:USA Pennsylvania#USA
Pushpin Map Size:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Woodcock Creek mouth
Pushpin Map Alt:Map of Woodcock Creek mouth location
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Crawford
Subdivision Type4:Borough
Subdivision Name4:Saegertown
Length:19.68miles[1]
Discharge1 Location:French Creek
Discharge1 Avg:97.91cuft/s at mouth with French Creek[2]
Source1:West Branch Sugar Creek divide
Source1 Location:about 0.5 miles east of Turkey Track Corners, Pennsylvania
Source1 Coordinates:41.64°N -79.9092°W[3]
Source1 Elevation:1600feet[4]
Mouth:French Creek
Mouth Location:Saegertown, Pennsylvania[5]
Mouth Coordinates:41.7067°N -80.1447°W
Mouth Elevation:1098feet
Progression:French CreekAllegheny RiverOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River System:Allegheny River
Tributaries Left:Spald Run
Tributaries Right:Bossard Run
Bridges:Carpenter Road, Maplewood Road, Gilbert Road, McFadden Road, Guys Mill Road, Hanks Road, Hickory Corners Road, Lyona Road, Castile Road, PA 77, Price Road, Saegertown Street, Shultz Road, PA 86, Craig Road, Park Avenue

Woodcock Creek is a 19.68miles long 4th order tributary to French Creek in Crawford County, Pennsylvania.

Course

Woodcock Creek rises about 0.5 miles east of Turkey Track Corners, Pennsylvania, and then flows generally north and northwest to join French Creek just south of Saegertown, Pennsylvania.[5]

Watershed

Woodcock Creek drains of area, receives about 44.9 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 473.36, and is about 60% 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: Woodcock Creek Watershed Report . US EPA Geoviewer . US EPA . 11 May 2021.
  3. Web site: GNIS Detail - Woodcock 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.