Bailey Brook (West Branch French Creek tributary)
Bailey Brook is a 4.39 mi (7.07 km) long tributary to West Branch French Creek that is classed as a 1st order stream on the EPA waters geoviewer site.[3]
| Bailey Brook Tributary to West Branch French Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Bailey Brook mouth  Bailey Brook (West Branch French Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Erie |
| Township | Venango |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | divide between Bailey Brook and French Creek |
| • location | about 3 miles southeast of Little Hope, Pennsylvania |
| • coordinates | 42°03′48″N 079°46′34″W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,660 ft (510 m)[2] |
| Mouth | West Branch French Creek |
• location | about 0.5 miles north of Lowville, Pennsylvania[2] |
• coordinates | 42°02′01″N 079°49′40″W[1] |
• elevation | 1,296 ft (395 m)[1] |
| Length | 4.39 mi (7.07 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 4.63 square miles (12.0 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | West Branch French Creek |
| • average | 9.14 cu ft/s (0.259 m3/s) at mouth with West Branch French Creek[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | southwest |
| River system | Allegheny River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Kimball Road (x2) and PA 89 |
Course
Bailey Brook rises in Venango Township of eastern Erie County, Pennsylvania and then flows southwest to meet West Branch French Creek near Lowville.
Watershed
Bailey Brook drains 4.63 square miles (12.0 km2) of Erie Drift Plain (glacial geology). The watershed receives an average of 46.6 in/year of precipitation and has a wetness index of 423.76.[5] The watershed is about 54% forested.[4]
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References
- "GNIS Detail - Bailey Brook". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- "West Branch French Creek Topo Map, Erie County PA (Union City Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- "Bailey Brook Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- "ArcGIS Web Application". enviroatlas.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
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