Townley Run is a long tributary to
West Branch French Creek that is classed as a
1st order stream on the EPA waters geoviewer site.
Course
Townley Run rises in
Greenfield Township of eastern
Erie County, Pennsylvania
Erie County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is the northernmost county in Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 270,876. Its county seat is Erie. The county was created in 1800 and later organized in 1803.
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and then flows southeast to meet
West Branch French Creek southwest of
Little Hope, Pennsylvania
Little Hope is an unincorporated community in Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States.
History
The origin of the name "Little Hope" is obscure. A variant name was "Greenfield". A post office
A post office is a public facility and a retaile ...
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Watershed
Townley Run drains of Erie Drift Plain (glacial geology). The watershed receives an average of 47.0 in/year of precipitation and has a wetness index of 484.45.
The watershed is about 53% forested.
References
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Rivers of Pennsylvania
Tributaries of the Allegheny River
Rivers of Erie County, Pennsylvania