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Stream in Pennsylvania, USA
Sugar Creek
Tributary to French Creek
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Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountiesCrawford
Venango
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between Sugar Creek and Muddy Creek
 • locationabout 0.5 miles south of Altenburg Corners, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates41°40′08″N 079°51′20″W / 41.66889°N 79.85556°W / 41.66889; -79.85556
 • elevation1,560 ft (480 m)
MouthFrench Creek
 • locationSugar Creek, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates41°25′04″N 079°52′34″W / 41.41778°N 79.87611°W / 41.41778; -79.87611
 • elevation1,000 ft (300 m)
Length22.66 mi (36.47 km)
Basin size167.8 square miles (435 km)
Discharge 
 • locationFrench Creek
 • average278.85 cu ft/s (7.896 m/s) at mouth with French Creek
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.

Watershed

Sugar Creek drains 167.8 square miles (435 km) 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. The watershed is 67% forested.

See also

Gallery

  • 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. ^ "GNIS Detail - Sugar Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  2. ^ "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. ^ "Sugar Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
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