Walnut Creek (Lake Erie)

Walnut Creek
Stream
Fishermen on Walnut Creek during the winter
Named for: "walnut"
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Erie
Source
 - location Hammett, Erie County, Pennsylvania
 - elevation 1,460 ft (445 m) [1]
 - coordinates 42°2′24″N 80°0′3″W / 42.04000°N 80.00083°W / 42.04000; -80.00083 [2]
Mouth Lake Erie
 - location Manchester Beach, Erie County, Pennsylvania
 - elevation 572 ft (174 m) [1]
 - coordinates 42°4′37″N 80°14′23″W / 42.07694°N 80.23972°W / 42.07694; -80.23972Coordinates: 42°4′37″N 80°14′23″W / 42.07694°N 80.23972°W / 42.07694; -80.23972 [2]
Length 22.6 mi (36 km) [1]
Basin 38.1 sq mi (99 km2) [1]
Location of the mouth of Walnut Creek in Pennsylvania

Walnut Creek is a 22.6-mile (36.4 km) tributary of Lake Erie in Erie County, Pennsylvania in the United States. It has a drainage basin of 38.1 square miles (99 km2) and is part of the Lake Erie Watershed.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Shaw, L. C.; W. F. Busch (June 1984). Pennsylvania Gazetteer of Streams, Part II. Water Resources Bulletin. 16. Prepared in Cooperation with the United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey. Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Department of Forest and Waters. p. 382.
  2. 1 2 "Walnut Creek". Geographic Names Information System. August 2, 1979. Retrieved February 13, 2009.


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