French Creek (Allegheny River tributary)

French Creek
French Creek
	Near the mouth at Franklin
	Location of the mouth of French Creek in Pennsylvania French Creek (Allegheny River tributary) (the United States)
Location
Country	United States
State	New York, Pennsylvania
County	Chautauqua County, New York, and; Erie, Crawford, Mercer, and Venango; counties in Pennsylvania
Physical characteristics
Source	North Harmony State Forest
• location	near French Creek, New York, Chautauqua County, New York
• coordinates	42°06′14″N 79°31′52″W / 42.10389°N 79.53111°W
• elevation	1,737 ft (529 m)
Mouth	Allegheny River
• location	Franklin, Pennsylvania
• coordinates	41°23′30″N 79°49′13″W / 41.39167°N 79.82028°W
• elevation	961 ft (293 m)
Length	117 mi (188 km)
Basin size	1,270 sq mi (3,300 km2)
Discharge
• location	Utica
• average	2,019 cu ft/s (57.2 m3/s)
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	Alder Bottom Creek; Beaver Meadow Brook; Herrick Creek; Hubbel Run; Alder Run; South Branch French Creek; Muddy Creek; Mohawk Run; Gravel Run; Woodcock Creek; Shellhammer Hollow; Bennyhoof Creek; Mill Run; Little Sugar Creek; Powdermill Run; McCune Run; Sugar Creek; Patchel Run
• right	Black Brook; West Branch French Creek; Lake Pleasant Outlet; Wheeler Creek; LeBoeuf Creek; Campbell Run; Conneauttee Creek; Foulk Run; North Deer Creek; Mill Creek

French Creek (also known as the Venango River) is a tributary of the Allegheny River in northwestern Pennsylvania and western New York in the United States.

^ ^a ^b ^c "French Creek". Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). United States Geological Survey. January 23, 1980. Retrieved August 14, 2012.
^ Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.
^ "USGS Surface Water data for Pennsylvania: USGS Surface-Water Annual Statistics".