Cussewago Creek

Cussewago Creek
Tributary to French Creek
Cussewago Creek; Tributary to French Creek
	A 1922 photograph of Cussewago Creek
	Location of Cussewago Creek mouth Cussewago Creek (the United States)
Location
Country	United States
States	Pennsylvania
Counties	Crawford; Erie
Physical characteristics
Source	divide between Cussewago Creek and Elk Creek
• location	about 0.25 miles north of Eureka Corners, Pennsylvania
• coordinates	41°54′33″N 080°12′08″W / 41.90917°N 80.20222°W
• elevation	1,315 ft (401 m)
Mouth	French Creek
• location	Meadville, Pennsylvania
• coordinates	41°38′21″N 080°09′44″W / 41.63917°N 80.16222°W
• elevation	1,063 ft (324 m)
Length	35.08 mi (56.46 km)
Basin size	97.29 square miles (252.0 km2)
Discharge
• location	French Creek
• average	166.02 cu ft/s (4.701 m3/s) at mouth with French Creek
Basin features
Progression	south
River system	Allegheny River
Tributaries
• left	Spring Run
• right	West Branch Cussewago Creek; Carr Run
Bridges	I-86, Hazen Road, North Road, Findley Lake Road, Greenman Road, I-86, Station Road, Ashton Road, NY 89, Wildman Road, Knoyle Road, Jones Road, PA 89,

Cussewago Creek is a 35.08 mi (56.46 km) long tributary to French Creek that is classed as a 4th order stream on the EPA waters geoviewer site.^[3]

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:^[1]

Cassewago Creek
Kossewago Creek

The name of the creek is alleged to come from the aboriginal inhabitants, and is said to mean, "big belly".^[5]

Course

Cussewago Creek rises north of Eureka Springs in Erie County, Pennsylvania and flows south into Crawford County, Pennsylvania to meet French Creek at Meadville.

Watershed

Cussewago Creek drains 97.29 square miles (252.0 km²) of Erie Drift Plain (glacial geology). The watershed receives an average of 45.4 in/year of precipitation and has a wetness index of 492.71.^[4] The watershed is about 44% forested.

Natural History

Cussewago Creek supports a diverse fauna, including mammals, amphibians, fishes, and mollusks.^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "GNIS Detail - Cussewago Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Cussewago Creek Topo Map, Crawford County PA (Meadville Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
^ ^a ^b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Cussewago Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
^ http://history.rays-place.com/pa/cussewago-pa.htm ^{[dead link‍]}
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). pa.audubon.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[GNIS-1] "GNIS Detail - Cussewago Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 22 September 2019.

[CCTopozone-2] "Cussewago Creek Topo Map, Crawford County PA (Meadville Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 22 September 2019.

[geoviewer-3] "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 22 September 2019.

[watershed-4] "Cussewago Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 22 September 2019.

[5] ttp://history.rays-place.com/pa/cussewago-pa.htm ^{[dead link‍]}

[6] "Archived copy" (PDF). pa.audubon.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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