Woodcock Creek (French Creek tributary)

{{Short description|Stream in Pennsylvania, USA}}

{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}

{{Infobox river

| name = Woodcock Creek

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| name_other = Tributary to French Creek

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| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Woodcock Creek mouth

| pushpin_map_alt = Map of Woodcock Creek mouth location

| subdivision_type1 = Country

| subdivision_name1 = United States

| subdivision_type2 = State

| subdivision_name2 = Pennsylvania

| subdivision_type3 = County

| subdivision_name3 = Crawford

| subdivision_type4 = Borough

| subdivision_name4 = Saegertown

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| length = {{convert|19.68|mi|km|abbr=on}}{{cite web |title=ArcGIS Web Application |url=https://epa.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=ada349b90c26496ea52aab66a092593b |website=epa.maps.arcgis.com |publisher=US EPA |access-date=11 May 2021}}

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| discharge1_location = French Creek

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| discharge1_avg = {{convert|97.91|cuft/s|m3/s|abbr=on}} at mouth with French Creek{{cite web |title=Woodcock Creek Watershed Report |url=https://watersgeo.epa.gov/watershedreport/?comid=9052411 |website=US EPA Geoviewer |publisher=US EPA |access-date=11 May 2021}}

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| source1 = West Branch Sugar Creek divide

| source1_location = about 0.5 miles east of Turkey Track Corners, Pennsylvania

| source1_coordinates = {{coord|41|38|24|N|079|54|33|W|display=inline}}{{cite web |title=GNIS Detail - Woodcock Creek |url=https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=138:3:::NO::P3_FID,P3_TITLE:1191724,Woodcock%20Creek |website=geonames.usgs.gov |publisher=US Geological Survey |access-date=11 May 2021}}

| source1_elevation = {{convert|1,600|ft|abbr=on}}{{cite web |title=Get Maps |url=https://ngmdb.usgs.gov/topoview/viewer/#15/41.6396/-79.9358 |website=USGS Topoview |publisher=US Geological Survey |access-date=11 May 2021 |language=en}}

| mouth = French Creek

| mouth_location = Saegertown, Pennsylvania{{cite web |title=Get Maps |url=https://ngmdb.usgs.gov/topoview/viewer/#15/41.7081/-80.1465 |website=USGS Topoview |publisher=US Geological Survey |access-date=11 May 2021 |language=en}}

| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|41|42|24|N|080|08|41|W|display=inline,title}}

| mouth_elevation = {{convert|1,098|ft|abbr=on}}

| progression = French CreekAllegheny RiverOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico

| river_system = Allegheny River

| basin_size = {{convert|50.96|sqmi}}

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| tributaries_left = Spald Run

| tributaries_right = Bossard Run

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| bridges = Carpenter Road, Maplewood Road, Gilbert Road, McFadden Road, Guys Mill Road, Hanks Road, Hickory Corners Road, Lyona Road, Castile Road, PA 77, Price Road, Saegertown Street, Shultz Road, PA 86, Craig Road, Park Avenue

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Woodcock Creek is a {{convert|19.68|mi|km|abbr=on}} long 4th order tributary to French Creek in Crawford County, Pennsylvania.

Course

Woodcock Creek rises about 0.5 miles east of Turkey Track Corners, Pennsylvania, and then flows generally north and northwest to join French Creek just south of Saegertown, Pennsylvania.

Watershed

Woodcock Creek drains {{convert|50.96|sqmi}} of area, receives about 44.9 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 473.36, and is about 60% forested.

See also

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Category:Rivers of Pennsylvania

Category:Rivers of Crawford County, Pennsylvania

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