Darrow Brook

Stream in Pennsylvania, USA
42°03′42″N 079°45′18″W / 42.06167°N 79.75500°W / 42.06167; -79.75500[1] • elevation1,720 ft (520 m)[2] MouthWest Branch French Creek
 • location
about 0.25 miles southeast of Ashton Corners, Pennsylvania[2]
 • coordinates
42°06′58″N 079°46′38″W / 42.11611°N 79.77722°W / 42.11611; -79.77722[1]
 • elevation
1,352 ft (412 m)[1]Length4.25 mi (6.84 km)[3]Basin size6.50 square miles (16.8 km2)[4]Discharge  • locationWest Branch French Creek • average12.84 cu ft/s (0.364 m3/s) at mouth with West Branch French Creek[4] Basin featuresProgressionWest Branch French Creek → French Creek → Allegheny River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of MexicoRiver systemAllegheny RiverBridgesPekin Hill Road (x2), Wilson Road

Darrow Brook is a 4.25 mi (6.84 km) long tributary to West Branch French Creek that rises in Chautauqua County, New York and flows into Erie County, Pennsylvania. It is classed as a 1st order stream on the EPA waters geoviewer site.[3]

Course

Darrow Brook rises in the Town of Mina, New York in western Chautauqua County and flows north and northwest into Erie County, Pennsylvania to meet West Branch French Creek near Ashton Corners.

Watershed

Darrow Brook drains 6.5 square miles (17 km2) of Erie Drift Plain (glacial geology). The watershed receives an average of 46.8 in/year of precipitation and has a wetness index of 424.71.[5] The watershed is about 59% forested.

References

  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Darrow Brook". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  2. ^ a b "West Branch French Creek Topo Map, Erie County PA (Union City Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  3. ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Darrow Brook Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  5. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". enviroatlas.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved 6 July 2019.