Spencer Creek (South Branch French Creek tributary)
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CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyErie
Sourcedivide between Spencer Creek and Hare Creek (Brokenstraw Creek)
| Spencer Creek Tributary to South Branch French Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Spencer Creek mouth  Spencer Creek (South Branch French Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Erie |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | divide between Spencer Creek and Hare Creek (Brokenstraw Creek) |
| • location | About 0.5 miles south of Five Points, Pennsylvania[1] |
| • coordinates | 41°58′08″N 079°41′21″W / 41.96889°N 79.68917°W[2] |
| • elevation | 1,820 ft (550 m)[1] |
| Mouth | South Branch French Creek |
• location | about 1.5 miles west of Corry, Pennsylvania[1] |
• coordinates | 41°55′09″N 079°41′00″W / 41.91917°N 79.68333°W[2] |
• elevation | 1,371 ft (418 m)[2] |
| Length | 3.68 mi (5.92 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 3.38 square miles (8.8 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | South Branch French Creek |
| • average | 7.24 cu ft/s (0.205 m3/s) at mouth with South Branch French Creek[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | South Branch French Creek → French Creek → Allegheny River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
| River system | Allegheny River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Carter Hill Road, Turnpike Road, US 6, Conelway Road |
Spencer Creek is a 3.68 mi (5.92 km) long tributary to South Branch French Creek in Erie County, Pennsylvania and is classed as a 1st order stream on the EPA waters geoviewer site.[4]