Spencer Creek is a 3.68 mi (5.92 km) long tributary to South Branch French Creek in Erie County, Pennsylvania and is classed as a 1st order stream on the EPA waters geoviewer site.[4]

Spencer Creek Tributary to South Branch French Creek
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Location
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Erie
Physical characteristics
Source	divide between Spencer Creek and Hare Creek (Brokenstraw Creek)
• location	About 0.5 miles south of Five Points, Pennsylvania[1]
• coordinates	41°58′08″N 079°41′21″W[2]
• elevation	1,820 ft (550 m)[1]
Mouth	South Branch French Creek
• location	about 1.5 miles west of Corry, Pennsylvania[1]
• coordinates	41°55′09″N 079°41′00″W[2]
• elevation	1,371 ft (418 m)[2]
Length	3.68 mi (5.92 km)[3]
Basin size	3.38 square miles (8.8 km2)[4]
Discharge
• location	South Branch French Creek
• average	7.24 cu ft/s (0.205 m3/s) at mouth with South Branch French Creek[4]
Basin features
Progression	South Branch French Creek → French Creek → Allegheny River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico
River system	Allegheny River
Tributaries
• left	unnamed tributaries
• right	unnamed tributaries
Bridges	Carter Hill Road, Turnpike Road, US 6, Conelway Road

Course

Spencer Creek rises in Wayne Township of Erie County, Pennsylvania then flows south to meet South Branch French Creek west of Corry, Pennsylvania.

Watershed

Spencer Creek drains 3.38 square miles (8.8 km²) of Erie Drift Plain (glacial geology). The watershed receives an average of 47.5 in/year of precipitation and has a wetness index of 416.89.[4]

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