Hare Creek (Brokenstraw Creek tributary)
| Hare Creek Tributary to Brokenstraw Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Hare Creek mouth  Hare Creek (Brokenstraw Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania New York |
| County | Warren Erie Chautauqua |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | divide between Hare Creek and French Creek |
| • location | about 2 miles southeast of Cutting, New York |
| • coordinates | 42°00′27″N 079°40′42″W / 42.00750°N 79.67833°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,525 ft (465 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Brokenstraw Creek |
• location | about 3 miles southeast of Corry, Pennsylvania[2] |
• coordinates | 41°54′09″N 079°34′04″W / 41.90250°N 79.56778°W[1] |
• elevation | 1,368 ft (417 m)[2] |
| Length | 12.05 mi (19.39 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 30.10 square miles (78.0 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Brokenstraw Creek |
| • average | 60.28 cu ft/s (1.707 m3/s) at mouth with Brokenstraw Creek[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Brokenstraw Creek → Allegheny River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
| River system | Allegheny River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | Bear Creek Winton Run |
| Bridges | State Line Road, Crosscut Road, Sciota Road, Corry Junction Greenway Trail, US 6, Sciota Street, North Shady Avenue, Scott's Crossing Road, Spring Creek Corry Road, Locey Road, |
Hare Creek is a 12.05 mi (19.39 km) long 3rd order tributary to Brokenstraw Creek.[3] It is classed as a cold-water/warm-water fishery by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission.[5]
Course
[edit]Hare Creek rises on the divide between it and French Creek in Chautauqua County, New York about 2 miles southeast of Cutting and flows southeast to meet Brokenstraw Creek about 3 miles southeast of Corry, Pennsylvania.
Watershed
[edit]Hare Creek drains 30.10 square miles (78.0 km2) of the northwestern glaciated plateau and is underlaid by the Venango Formation.[6] The watershed receives an average of 47.4 in/year of precipitation and has a wetness index of 457.12.[4] The watershed is about 47% forested.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Hare Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
- ^ a b c "Damon Run Topo Map, Warren County PA (Columbus Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
- ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
- ^ a b c "Hare Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
- ^ "Brokenstraw Watershed Conservation Plan" (PDF). Pennsylvania DCNR. Western Pennsylvania Conservancy. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
- ^ "Mineral Resources Online Spatial Data: Geologic maps". mrdata.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 22 September 2019.