Sugar Creek (French Creek tributary)

Sugar Creek
Tributary to French Creek
Sugar Creek (French Creek tributary) is located in Pennsylvania
Sugar Creek (French Creek tributary)
Location of Sugar Creek mouth
Sugar Creek (French Creek tributary) is located in the United States
Sugar Creek (French Creek tributary)
Sugar Creek (French Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountiesCrawford
Venango
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between Sugar Creek and Muddy Creek
 • locationabout 0.5 miles south of Altenburg Corners, Pennsylvania[2]
 • coordinates41°40′08″N 079°51′20″W / 41.66889°N 79.85556°W / 41.66889; -79.85556[1]
 • elevation1,560 ft (480 m)[2]
MouthFrench Creek
 • location
Sugar Creek, Pennsylvania[2]
 • coordinates
41°25′04″N 079°52′34″W / 41.41778°N 79.87611°W / 41.41778; -79.87611[1]
 • elevation
1,000 ft (300 m)[2]
Length22.66 mi (36.47 km)[3]
Basin size167.8 square miles (435 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationFrench Creek
 • average278.85 cu ft/s (7.896 m3/s) at mouth with French Creek[4]
Basin features
ProgressionFrench Creek → Allegheny River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico
River systemAllegheny River
Tributaries 
 • leftDry Run
East Branch Sugar Creek
Wolf Run
Lick Run
 • rightWest Branch
Lake Creek
Beatty Run
Foster Run
Warden Run

Sugar Creek is a 22.66 mi (36.47 km) long 4th order tributary to French Creek in Venango County, Pennsylvania that rises in Crawford County, Pennsylvania.

Course

Sugar Creek rises on the Muddy Creek divide about 0.5 miles south of Altenburg Corners, Pennsylvania in Crawford County. Sugar Creek then flows south to meet French Creek at Sugar Creek, Pennsylvania in Venango County.[2]

Watershed

Sugar Creek drains 167.8 square miles (435 km2) of area, receives about 44.7 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 450.73, and has an average water temperature of 7.88 °C.[4] The watershed is 67% forested.[4]

See also

  • Course of Sugar Creek (French Creek tributary)
    Course of Sugar Creek (French Creek tributary)
  • Watershed of Sugar Creek (French Creek tributary)
    Watershed of Sugar Creek (French Creek tributary)

References

  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Sugar Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Sugar Creek Topo Map, Venango County PA (Utica Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d "Sugar Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 29 July 2019.