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West Branch Cussewago Creek

Stream in Pennsylvania, USA

41°53′14″N 080°04′40″W / 41.88722°N 80.07778°W / 41.88722; -80.07778^[1] • elevation1,285 ft (392 m)^[2] MouthCussewago Creek

• location

about 0.25 miles west of Crossingville, Pennsylvania

• coordinates

41°49′40″N 080°14′46″W / 41.82778°N 80.24611°W / 41.82778; -80.24611^[1]

• elevation

1,115 ft (340 m)^[3]Length5.55 mi (8.93 km)^[4]Basin size11.33 square miles (29.3 km²)^[5]Discharge • locationCussewago Creek • average20.30 cu ft/s (0.575 m³/s) at mouth with Cussewago Creek^[5] Basin featuresProgressiongenerally south^[4]River systemAllegheny RiverTributaries • leftunnamed tributaries • rightunnamed tributariesBridgesUS 6N, Blazy Road, Pageville Road, Crossingville Road, Morley Road

West Branch Cussewago Creek is a 5.55 mi (8.93 km) long 2nd order tributary to Cussewago Creek in Crawford and Erie Counties, Pennsylvania. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.^[1]

Course

West Branch Cussewago Creek rises in a pond about 1 mile northwest of Lavery, Pennsylvania, and then flows generally south to join Cussewago creek about 0.25 miles west of Crossingville.^[3]

Watershed

West Branch Cussewago Creek drains 11.33 square miles (29.3 km²) of area, receives about 45.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 501.45, and is about 57% forested.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "GNIS Detail - West Branch Cussewago Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
^ ^a ^b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c "West Branch Cussewago Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 12 May 2021.