Alder Brook (West Branch French Creek tributary)
| Alder Brook Tributary to West Branch French Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Alder Brook mouth  Alder Brook (West Branch French Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Erie |
| Township | Venango |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | divide between Alder Brook and LeBeouf Creek |
| • location | about 2 miles east of Bogus Corners, Pennsylvania |
| • coordinates | 42°03′58″N 079°53′46″W / 42.06611°N 79.89611°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,335 ft (407 m)[2] |
| Mouth | West Branch French Creek |
• location | about 3 miles NNW of Lowville, Pennsylvania[2] |
• coordinates | 42°03′27″N 079°50′30″W / 42.05750°N 79.84167°W[1] |
• elevation | 1,299 ft (396 m)[1] |
| Length | 2.93 mi (4.72 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 6.63 square miles (17.2 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | West Branch French Creek |
| • average | 12.63 cu ft/s (0.358 m3/s) at mouth with West Branch French Creek[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | West Branch French Creek → French Creek → Allegheny River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
| River system | Allegheny River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Wattsburg Road, Phillipsville Road |
Alder Brook is a 2.93 mi (4.72 km) long tributary to West Branch French Creek classified as a 1st order stream by the EPA Waters Geoviewer.[3]
Course
[edit]Alder Brook rises in Venango Township in eastern Erie County, Pennsylvania, and flows east to meet West Branch French Creek north of Lowville.
Watershed
[edit]The Alder Brook watershed is part of the Erie Drift Plain (glacial geology) and covers an area of 6.63 square miles (17.2 km2). The watershed receives an average of 46.2 inches per year of precipitation and has a wetness index of 473.57.[5] About 41% of the watershed is forested.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Alder Brook". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- ^ a b "West Branch French Creek Topo Map, Erie County PA (Union City Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- ^ a b c "Alder Brook Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". enviroatlas.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved 6 July 2019.