Twentymile Creek (Lake Erie tributary)

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Twentymile Creek
Tributary to Lake Erie
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Twentymile Creek (Lake Erie tributary) (the United States)
Location
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
New York
Counties Erie (PA)
Chautauqua (NY)
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between Twentymile Creek and Chautauqua Creek
 • locationabout 3 miles northeast of Sheldon Corners, NY [1]
 • coordinates 42°12′53″N079°38′33″W / 42.21472°N 79.64250°W / 42.21472; -79.64250 [2]
 • elevation1,580 ft (480 m) [1]
Mouth Lake Erie
 • location
about 4 miles northeast of Northeast, Pennsylvania near Orchard Beach [1]
 • coordinates
 42°15′47″N079°47′04″W / 42.26306°N 79.78444°W / 42.26306; -79.78444 [2]
 • elevation
574 ft (175 m) [2]
Length17.75 mi (28.57 km) [3]
Basin size34.81 square miles (90.2 km2) [4]
Discharge 
 • locationLake Erie
 • average76.99 cu ft/s (2.180 m3/s) at mouth with Lake Erie [4]
Basin features
Progressionnorthwest
River system Lake Erie
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightBelson Creek

Twentymile Creek is a tributary of Lake Erie in Chautauqua County, New York and Erie County, Pennsylvania in the United States. [5]

Twentymile Creek joins Lake Erie near the community of Orchard Beach, Pennsylvania. [5]

Twentymile Creek is considered[ by whom? ] the largest stream in the eastern portion of Erie County. It is stocked annually with steelhead and trout by the Pennsylvania Fish Commission. Twentymile Creek is an approved trout water, so its fishing can be good throughout the year. Steelhead run into Twentymile all the way to New York, but not many anglers venture up that far to fish. New York State has undertaken efforts to stock brown trout in the upper reaches of Twentymile as well. The brown trout migrate out into Lake Erie and return to spawn. Access points along Route 20 are posted.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Twentymile Creek Topo Map, Erie County PA (North East OE N Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 "GNIS Detail - Twentymile Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  3. ↑ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  4. 1 2 "Twentymile Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  5. 1 2 Gertler, Edward. Keystone Canoeing, Seneca Press, 2004. ISBN   0-9749692-0-6



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