Townley Run
Stream in Pennsylvania, USA
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Townley Run is a 3.68 mi (5.92 km) long tributary to West Branch French Creek that is classed as a 1st order stream on the EPA waters geoviewer site.[3]
| Townley Run Tributary to West Branch French Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Townley Run mouth  Townley Run (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Erie |
| Townships | Venango Greenfield |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | divide between Townley Run and Sevenmile Creek |
| • location | just east of Greenfield Church |
| • coordinates | 42°07′59″N 079°51′22″W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,450 ft (440 m)[2] |
| Mouth | West Branch French Creek |
• location | about 2 miles southwest of Little Hope, Pennsylvania[2] |
• coordinates | 42°05′03″N 079°51′55″W[1] |
• elevation | 1,312 ft (400 m)[1] |
| Length | 3.68 mi (5.92 km)[3] |
Basin size | 4.71 square miles (12.2 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | West Branch French Creek |
| • average | 9.36 cu ft/s (0.265 m3/s) at mouth with West Branch French Creek[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | West 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 | Station Road, Williams Road, Wildman Road, and New Road |
Course
Townley Run rises in Greenfield Township of eastern Erie County, Pennsylvania and then flows southeast to meet West Branch French Creek southwest of Little Hope, Pennsylvania.