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West Branch French Creek (French Creek tributary)

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West Branch French Creek drains 77.89 square miles (201.7 km) of Erie Drift Plain (glacial geology). The watershed receives an average of 46.8 in/year of precipitation and has a wetness index of 474.55. The watershed is about 44% forested.
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divide about 2 miles east of Bogus Corners, Pennsylvania. The brook then flows east to meet West Branch French Creek about 3 miles north-northwest of Lowville, Pennsylvania. Alder Brook is the largest West Branch tributary by watershed area.
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West Branch French Creek rises in the Town of Mina, New York in western Chautauqua County and flows southwest into Erie County, Pennsylvania and then turns south towards Wattsburg, Pennsylvania.
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and meeting West Branch French Creek about 0.25 miles southeast of Ashton Corners, Pennsylvania. Darrow Brook is the largest West Branch tributary by average discharge.
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Townley Run rises near Greenfield Church on the Sevenmile Creek divide. The run then flows southeast to meet West Branch French Creek about 2 miles southwest of
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I-86, Hazen Road, North Road, Findley Lake Road, Greenman Road, I-86, Station Road, Ashton Road, NY 89, Wildman Road, Knoyle Road, Jones Road, PA 89,
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divide and then flows southwest and south to meet French Creek in the Borough of
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West Branch French Creek (French Creek tributary) (the United States)
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180.76 cu ft/s (5.119 m/s) at mouth with French Creek
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Tributaries to West Branch French Creek (French Creek tributary)
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is a 28.69 mi (46.17 km) long tributary to
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The brook then flows north and northwest entering 433: 417: 401: 393: 379: 353: 348: 334: 322: 314: 302: 294: 284: 245: 233: 221: 207: 168: 155: 144: 135: 121: 107: 97: 92: 21: 607:West Branch French Creek rises in the Town of 8: 1082: 1080: 1078: 148:divide between West Branch French Creek and 1152:"West Branch French Creek Watershed Report" 1146: 1144: 1142: 1115: 1113: 1111: 1109: 1026:List of tributaries of the Allegheny River 493: 52:Location of West Branch French Creek mouth 996:Darrow Brook rises about 4 miles west of 534:180.76 cu ft/s (5.119 m/s) 462:stream on the EPA waters geoviewer site. 1057:"GNIS Detail - West Branch French Creek" 923:12.84 cu ft/s (0.364 m/s) 734:12.63 cu ft/s (0.358 m/s) 1037: 829:9.36 cu ft/s (0.265 m/s) 636:9.14 cu ft/s (0.259 m/s) 1051: 1049: 1047: 1045: 1043: 1041: 18: 1224:Rivers of Chautauqua County, New York 7: 1229:Rivers of Erie County, Pennsylvania 1178:"Pennsylvania Gazetteer of Streams" 503:Watershed Area in Square Miles (km) 1219:Tributaries of the Allegheny River 713:divide about 3 miles southeast of 531:77.89 square miles (201.7 km) 306:77.89 square miles (201.7 km) 14: 1183:. 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US Geological Survey 998:French Creek, New York 979:42.12833°N 79.75500°W 944:42.11611°N 79.77722°W 885:42.13306°N 79.85611°W 850:42.08417°N 79.84861°W 790:42.06611°N 79.89611°W 755:42.05750°N 79.84167°W 692:42.06333°N 79.77611°W 657:42.03361°N 79.82778°W 590:42.14028°N 79.67139°W 555:41.99889°N 79.81306°W 458:. 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West Branch French Creek (French Creek tributary) is located in Pennsylvania
West Branch French Creek (French Creek tributary) is located in the United States
United States
Pennsylvania
New York
Erie
Chautauqua
French Creek
Mina, New York
42°08′25″N 079°40′17″W / 42.14028°N 79.67139°W / 42.14028; -79.67139
Mouth
French Creek
Wattsburg, Pennsylvania
41°59′56″N 079°48′47″W / 41.99889°N 79.81306°W / 41.99889; -79.81306
French Creek
French Creek
Allegheny River
Ohio River
Mississippi River
Gulf of Mexico
River system
Allegheny River
Darrow Brook
Bailey Brook
Townley Run
Alder Brook
French Creek
Chautauqua County, New York
Erie County, Pennsylvania
2nd order

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