Little Brokenstraw Creek facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Little Brokenstraw Creek |
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Location of Little Brokenstraw Creek mouth
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| Other name(s) | Tributary to Brokenstraw Creek |
| Country | United States |
| States | Pennsylvania New York |
| County | Warren Chautauqua |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Main source | confluence of Little Brokenstraw Creek and French Creek about 3 miles south-southeast of Pittsfield, Pennsylvania 1,750 ft (530 m) 42°05′52″N 079°32′04″W / 42.09778°N 79.53444°W |
| River mouth | Brokenstraw Creek Pittsfield, Pennsylvania 1,234 ft (376 m) 41°49′59″N 079°23′03″W / 41.83306°N 79.38417°W |
| Length | 27.56 mi (44.35 km) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | northeast |
| River system | Allegheny River |
| Basin size | 79.45 square miles (205.8 km2) |
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| Bridges | Wiltsie Road, West Main Street, South Street, Panama Bear Lake Road (x2), Dole Swamp Road, North Road, Valastaik Road, PA 957, Kidder Road, Bull Hill Road, PA 958, Nelson Hill Road, US 6, Muzzle Loaders Lane, Barton Road, PA 27 |
Little Brokenstraw Creek is a 27.56 mi (44.35 km) long 3rd order tributary to Brokenstraw Creek. Little Brokenstraw Creek and its tributaries are classed as a cold water fisheries by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission.
Variant names
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:
- Cosh-not-e-a-go
- Little Brocken Straw Creek
- Little Broken Straw Creek
Course
Little Brokenstraw Creek rises on the French Creek divide about 2 miles northeast of Wickwire Corners, New York. It then flows southeast into Pennsylvania to meet Brokenstraw Creek at Pittsfield, Pennsylvania.
Watershed
Little Brokenstraw Creek drains 79.45 square miles (205.8 km2) of primarily the Venango Formation. The watershed receives an average of 43.1 in/year of precipitation and has a wetness index of 444.38. The watershed is about 61% forested.
