Elk Creek (Lake Erie)
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Elk Creek is a tributary of Lake Erie in northwestern Pennsylvania in the United States. The creek is part of the Lake Erie Watershed.
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[edit] Geography
Elk Creek has its origins in Fairview Township, McKean Township, and part of Summit Township. The creek flows northwest through Erie County and enters Lake Erie just west of Lake City in Girard Township. [1]
Little Elk Creek joins Elk Creek in Girard Township and has its origins south in Elk Creek and Franklin townships.
Elk Creek Access is a local park which can be reached off Pennsylvania Route 5.
Howard Falls is a scenic waterfall in Franklin Township. Howard Run, which passes through the falls on its way to Elk Creek, has been the subject of geologic research since the 19th century.
[edit] References
- ^ Gertler, Edward. Keystone Canoeing, Seneca Press, 2004. ISBN 0-9749692-0-6
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