Sugar Creek (French Creek tributary) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Sugar Creek
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Other name(s)	Tributary to French Creek
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
Counties	Crawford Venango
Physical characteristics
Main source	divide between Sugar Creek and Muddy Creek about 0.5 miles south of Altenburg Corners, Pennsylvania 1,560 ft (480 m) 41°40′08″N 079°51′20″W / 41.66889°N 79.85556°W / 41.66889; -79.85556
River mouth	French Creek Sugar Creek, Pennsylvania 1,000 ft (300 m) 41°25′04″N 079°52′34″W / 41.41778°N 79.87611°W / 41.41778; -79.87611
Length	22.66 mi (36.47 km)
Basin features
Progression	south
River system	Allegheny River
Basin size	167.8 square miles (435 km2)
Tributaries	Left: Dry Run East Branch Sugar Creek Wolf Run Lick Run Right: West Branch Lake Creek Beatty Run Foster Run Warden Run

Sugar Creek is a 22.66 mi (36.47 km) long 4th order tributary to French Creek in Venango County, Pennsylvania that rises in Crawford County, Pennsylvania.

Course

Sugar Creek rises on the Muddy Creek divide about 0.5 miles south of Altenburg Corners, Pennsylvania in Crawford County. Sugar Creek then flows south to meet French Creek at Sugar Creek, Pennsylvania in Venango County.

Watershed

Sugar Creek drains 167.8 square miles (435 km²) of area, receives about 44.7 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 450.73, and has an average water temperature of 7.88 °C. The watershed is 67% forested.

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Course of Sugar Creek (French Creek tributary)

Watershed of Sugar Creek (French Creek tributary)