Bennyhoof Creek
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| Bennyhoof Creek Tributary to French Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Bennyhoof Creek mouth  Bennyhoof Creek (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Crawford |
| City | Meadville |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Unnamed tributary to French Creek divide |
| • location | northside of Meadville, Pennsylvania[1] |
| • coordinates | 41°39′50″N 080°08′27″W / 41.66389°N 80.14083°W[2] |
| • elevation | 1,420 ft (430 m)[1] |
| Mouth | French Creek |
• location | about 1 mile southeast of Blacks Corner, Pennsylvania[1] |
• coordinates | 41°40′58″N 080°10′18″W / 41.68278°N 80.17167°W[2] |
• elevation | 1,086 ft (331 m)[2] |
| Length | 2.12 mi (3.41 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 1.25 square miles (3.2 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | French Creek |
| • average | 2.34 cu ft/s (0.066 m3/s) at mouth with French Creek[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | generally northwest[3] |
| River system | Allegheny River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | US 6 |
Bennyhoof Creek is a 2.12-mile-long (3.41 km) first-order tributary to French Creek in Crawford County. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[2]
Bennyhoof Creek rises on the northside of Meadville, Pennsylvania, and then flows northwesterly to join French Creek about 1 mile southeast of Blacks Corner, Pennsylvania.[1]
