Woodcock Creek (French Creek tributary)

Woodcock Creek is a 19.68 mi (31.67 km) long 4th order tributary to French Creek in Crawford County, Pennsylvania.

Woodcock Creek
Tributary to French Creek
Map of Woodcock Creek mouth location
Map of Woodcock Creek mouth location
Location of Woodcock Creek mouth
Map of Woodcock Creek mouth location
Map of Woodcock Creek mouth location
Woodcock Creek (French Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyCrawford
BoroughSaegertown
Physical characteristics
SourceWest Branch Sugar Creek divide
 • locationabout 0.5 miles east of Turkey Track Corners, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates41°38′24″N 079°54′33″W / 41.64000°N 79.90917°W / 41.64000; -79.90917[1]
 • elevation1,600 ft (490 m)[2]
MouthFrench Creek
 • location
Saegertown, Pennsylvania[3]
 • coordinates
41°42′24″N 080°08′41″W / 41.70667°N 80.14472°W / 41.70667; -80.14472[1]
 • elevation
1,098 ft (335 m)[3]
Length19.68 mi (31.67 km)[4]
Basin size50.96 square miles (132.0 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationFrench Creek
 • average97.91 cu ft/s (2.773 m3/s) at mouth with French Creek[5]
Basin features
ProgressionFrench CreekAllegheny RiverOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemAllegheny River
Tributaries 
 • leftSpald Run
 • rightBossard Run
BridgesCarpenter 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

Course

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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.[3]

Watershed

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Woodcock Creek drains 50.96 square miles (132.0 km2) of area, receives about 44.9 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 473.36, and is about 60% forested.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Woodcock Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Woodcock Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 11 May 2021.