Creek Connections

Site 5	French Creek
Venango	Site Location: Walters Road Bridge in the town of Venango, off Rt. 19
Cambridge Springs	Mr Porter

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Geography
Latitude: 41° 46' 19"	Longitude: 80° 06' 30"
Length of Waterway:	188 km
Mile Index: (mileage of site from mouth)	120.63 km
Stream Order:	5
Tributaries to waterway upstream of SITE:	Conneautee Creek, Little Conneautee Creek, Boles Run
SITE'S waterway is a tributary to:	Allegheny River
Drainage Area:	597 sq. mi.

Land Use
Surrounding Site (200 meters)
Dominant Land Use:	Mixed forest & agriculture
Other Land Uses Present:	Industrial & residential
Within Watershed, Upstream of Site (possible impact on site's water quality)
Dominant Land Use:	Mixed forests & agriculture
Other Land Uses Present:	Residential & industrial
Litter at Site:	Low amount
Waterway Channel Characteristics
Average Height of Channel:	6.1 meters
Average Width of Channel:	18.88 meters
Stream Channel Description:	Straight
Waterway Contains: (visible from site)	Riffles & runs
Water samples taken from:	Riffle
Substrate Composed of:	Cobble
Average Substrate Particle Size:	Between 6cm & 25cm

Vegetation Characteristics

Aquatic Vegetation Present: No vegetation

Riparian Zone Vegetation Present: Small trees with underbrush

Width of Riparian Zone Vegetation: 10-100 meters

Percentage of Stream Shaded: 10%

Riparian Channel Environmental Inventory (RCE)

Date: 10/2/00 Score: 275

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Aquatic Life

Fish Habitats Present: pools, logs, overhanging vegetation Fish Seen: Easily

Mussels Present: found alive in water & on banks

Macroinvertebrate Habitats Present: large rocks, riffles, merge logs

Pollution Tolerance Index Scores: Date: Score:

Other Aquatic Life Evidence/ Seen: clam shells, small minnows

Streamside Animal Life
Evidence / Seen: deer, raccoon feces, rabbit feces

Additional Comments about Site

USGS box on bridge, small sandbar on left downstream