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Topic: French Creek (Pennsylvania)


  
  French Creek (Pennsylvania) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
French Creek is a tributary of the Allegheny River in northwestern Pennsylvania and western New York in the United States.
It is formed near French Creek, New York and extends for a length of 117 miles (188 km) with a drainage area of 1,270 square miles (3,289 km²).
French Creek is considered one of the most biologically diverse streams east of the Mississippi River providing habitant to over 80 species of fish and 26 species of freshwater mussels.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/French_Creek_(Pennsylvania)   (361 words)

  
 Hiking French Creek State Park trails
French Creek State Park, with more than 40 miles of heavily forested trails, is a premier destination for hikers in southeastern Pennsylvania.
French Creek State Park, which sprawls across 7,339 acres, is one of the premier destinations for hikers in southeastern Pennsylvania.
French Creek State Park is often considered the "Orienteering Capital of North America" as it was one of the first places the Scandinavian sport was introduced in this country.
ks.essortment.com /frenchcreeksta_rlbn.htm   (557 words)

  
 Creek Connections
French Creek is renowned as one of the most important streams in eastern North America: one that is rich in biological diversity and has outstanding water quality.
French Creek begins in southwestern New York and winds southward for 117 miles through the Pennsylvania counties of Erie, Crawford, Mercer and Venango.
French Creek is remarkably unpolluted as compared to the other tributaries of the Ohio River drainages, which have been impacted by intensive row-crop agriculture.
creekconnections.allegheny.edu /NorthwestPAWaterwaysInformation.html   (818 words)

  
 Fly Fishing French Creek in Pennsylvania
Located in Southeastern Pennsylvania, French Creek is a quality, early-season trout fishery.
French Creek consists of long, slow pools, areas of short riffles, and runs.
Most of the better trout fishing begins near the creek's origin by St. Peters and continues to Wilsons Corner, which is just downstream from the fly area.
www.flyfishingconnection.com /frenchcreek.html   (348 words)

  
 Pennsylvania - French Creek Watershed
Encompassing an area of 1270 square miles, French Creek is also considered one of six watersheds in the northeastern states that are critical to protecting fish and mussel species at risk of extinction.
Some of the French Creek region's plants of special concern include the rush aster, the cuckooflower, vanilla sweet grass, Beck's water-marigold, the Canada buffalo-berry, the broad-leaved water-plantain, the showy mountain-ash, the hard-stemmed bulrush, the swamp fly honeysuckle, and several kinds of sedges, milfoils, and pondweeds.
In 1995, the French Creek Project was created as a partnership between the Pennsylvania Environmental Council, the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, and Allegheny College.
nature.org /wherewework/northamerica/states/pennsylvania/preserves/art9996.html   (356 words)

  
 Collecting French Creek in Northwestern Pennsylvania, by William Estes
French Creek, if not all the streams in the area, would probably be too high to fish; and, more importantly, too dangerous to try.
More importantly, the streams, including French Creek, are generally easily accessible and free of pollution.
The creek bottom is littered with rocks varying in size from marbles to wheelbarrows.
www.nanfa.org /articles/acfrench.shtml   (2252 words)

  
 Pennsylvania, white water
Deer Creek, Pennsylvania, Above SR 879 to West Branch Susquehanna River confluence, class II, 1.4 miles long.
French Creek, Pennsylvania, Route 100 to French Creek Road, class II, 7 miles long.
Raymondskill Creek, Pennsylvania, SR 2009 to Route 209, class V+, 1 miles long.
www.riverfacts.com /states/pa.html   (2141 words)

  
 FRENCH CREEK   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
In 1995, the Pennsylvania Environmental Council, the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy and Allegheny College in Meadville initiated the French Creek Project to serve as a catalyst for change in the French Creek Valley in Erie, Crawford, Mercer and Venango counties.
A healthy French Creek will be the heart of a community and economic renaissance where development and land use activities occur in such a fashion as to protect environmental features and enhance our quality of life.
The French Creek Environmental Education Project is a collaborative effort between Allegheny College and the public school districts in western Pennsylvania.
www.dep.state.pa.us /dep/counties/common/french_creek.htm   (1247 words)

  
 Wildernet - French Creek State Park
All Pennsylvania Game Commission Rules and Regulations are in effect for all related activities with the exception of: 1) hunting of woodchucks also known as groundhogs is prohibited and 2) dog training is only permitted from the day following Labor Day to March 31 in designated hunting areas.
Report: Early summer 2004 trip to French Creek was marred by massive inchworm and caterpillar infestation denuding trees and falling out of the trees onto campgrounds and getting into everything imaginable from food to hair.
In addition, Pennsylvania is home to the Allegheny National Forest known for its lush hardwoods, rich wildlife and a 12,000 acre lake considered ideal for catching trophy walleye, pike and muskellunge.
www.wildernet.com /pages/area.cfm?areaID=PASPFC&CU_ID=1   (1224 words)

  
 About French Creek: A Conservation Plan
A historical waterway, French Creek was named in 1753 by young George Washington as he journeyed to Fort LeBoeuf (now Waterford, Erie County) to warn the French that they were on British territory.
French Creek is a special place for mussels; more freshwater mussel species (25) live in French Creek than in any other Pennsylvania stream.
The landscape surrounding French Creek includes farmland, wooded areas, meadows, wetlands and towns, all of which influence the river's quality.
www.wpconline.org /french_creek/about   (1000 words)

  
 Pennsylvania State Parks - French Creek Trails - PA DCNR
Hikers at French Creek have a wide variety of opportunities for quiet reflection, nature study and physical challenge.
Camping is only permitted at French Creek's established campgrounds.
Horses are permitted on the Horse-shoe Trail, and on the right berm of public roads (except in overnight areas).
www.dcnr.state.pa.us /STATEPARKS/parks/frenchcreek_trails.aspx   (569 words)

  
 French Creek Software Corporate Profile   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
French Creek is known for the color coded graphic approach used to depict water treatment problems over a user defined probable dynamic operating range.
French Creek Software participates in major water chemistry related organizations and has many publications to its credit.
French Creek Software works closely with the manufacturers of inhibitors for water related problems to keep the programs data base of available solutions current.
www.frenchcreeksoftware.com /french.htm   (532 words)

  
 French Creek State Park
It is readily accessible from the Pennsylvania Turnpike and is located approximately 7 miles northeast of the Morgantown Interchange (Exit 22) on PA Route 345.
While French Creek at one time used to be the 'Mecca of mountain biking' in SE PA, I think that honor no longer holds true.
French Creek is a great place to ride, with lotsa hills and rocks.
www.mtbr.com /trails/Pennsylvania/FrenchCreekStatePark.html   (5295 words)

  
 French | TutorGig.co.uk Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
French Carmel is located on the western slopes of Mount Carmel.
Established by the French constitution of October 27, 1946, the French Union French Union Franýaise was a political entity created to replace the old French colonial system, the French colonial empire
Newfoundland French is a dialect of french language French that was once spoken by settlers in the French colony of Newfoundland.
www.tutorgig.co.uk /encyclopedia/sencyclo.jsp?keywords=French   (438 words)

  
 Pennsylvania Landowners' Association (PLA) Testimonies - French Creek Project   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
These landowners formed a natural constituency for the PLA, which although a state-wide organization, was literally founded on the banks of French Creek and PLA has many members who would be directly affected by the implementation of the recommendations of the Plan.
PLA was assured that the fundamental purpose of the Project was to protect French Creek through enhanced public awareness of its unique characteristics and value.
Protection of the French Creek Watershed is a different enterprise and except to address actual threats identified as sewage and run-off, the WPC should stay out of local or even multi-municipal land use issues.
www.palandowners.org /testimonies.hifctest.asp   (2523 words)

  
 Cocalico Creek Campground, Pennsylvania camping
Cocalico Creek Campground is popular with the locals as well as with visitors from far away, it can be concluded that Cocalico Creek Campground is a great campground.
Octoraro Creek, Pennsylvania, Octoraro Lake to New Bridge Rd Maryland, 26 miles away, class I, 15 miles long.
French Creek, Pennsylvania, Route 100 to French Creek Road, 35 miles away, class II, 7 miles long.
www.hikercentral.com /campgrounds/110048.html   (889 words)

  
 French in TutorGig Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
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www.tutorgig.com /es/French   (982 words)

  
 Marsh Creek Campground, Pennsylvania camping
Pennsylvania is a very beautiful state and Marsh Creek Campground is no exception, outdoors activities are abundant around Marsh Creek Campground.
French Creek, Pennsylvania, Route 100 to French Creek Road, 9 miles away, class II, 7 miles long.
Brandywine Creek, Pennsylvania, Lenape Pennsylvania to Thompson Bridge Road Delaware, 14 miles away, class I, 11 miles long.
www.hikercentral.com /campgrounds/110212.html   (757 words)

  
 French Creek State Park - Pennsylvania - OutdoorPlaces.Com
The trails are very well marked in the sense of being able to stay on the trail, but most trails are unmarked as far as their names and there are no trail junction markers that spell out trail names.
When hiking in French Creek State Park you will notice that almost everyone on the trails has a daypack and a light jacket.
In the case of the six mile Mill Creek Trail, it is strongly recommended to go in boots with full hiking gear, it is a rugged experience to be savored in the eastern part of the park.
www.outdoorplaces.com /Destination/stateparks/pennsylvania/frenchcreek/index.htm   (662 words)

  
 French Creek Campground, Pennsylvania camping
Pennsylvania is a very beautiful state and French Creek Campground is no exception, if you love the outdoors you will like French Creek Campground.
Campers of all ages come to camp at French Creek Campground, French Creek Campground is a good campground for any type of camper.
Scrubgrass Creek, Pennsylvania, Route 308 to Allegheny River, 20 miles away, class -blank-, 5.25 miles long.
www.hikercentral.com /campgrounds/110107.html   (623 words)

  
 Camping- Campground Camping Creek French Pennsylvania   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
New Jersey and, in Pennsylvania, French Creek State Park and...
French Creek State Park, Camping French Creek State Park (run by the state of Pennsylvania) 843 Park Road...
French Creek,Pennsylvania,Route 100 to French Creek Road, 9 miles away, class II...
www.officialcamping.com /directory/campground-camping-creek-french-pennsylvania.html   (534 words)

  
 French Creek State Park   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Considered the Orienteering Capital of North America, French Creek has developed a self-guided course for visitors of all ages and abilities.
The objective of this course is to locate markers in the park with the aid of a map and an optional compass.
Ore was once mined locally and the water power of French Creek ran the furnace's bellows.
www.llbean.com /parksearch/parks/html/1573lls.htm   (466 words)

  
 Downey Diving - French Creek State Park   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Set amidst the old, quaint and picturesque farmland of southeast Pennsylvania, French Creek offers two lakes--Hopewell and Scotts Run, extensive forests and almost 40 miles of hiking trails.
A wide variety of Pennsylvania warm water species including: northern pike, chain pickerel, bass walleye, muskellunge and many species of panfish are found at Hopewell Lake.
French Creek State Park is located off of Route 345, south of Birdsboro, Pennsylvania, and north of Route 23.
www.downeydiving.com /sites/french.htm   (183 words)

  
 French Creek Township, Pennsylvania - Wikipedia
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Ein Wörterbucheintrag zu French Creek Township, Pennsylvania hat seinen Platz im Wiktionary ( Wiktionary).
de.wikipedia.org /wiki/French_Creek_Township,_Pennsylvania   (145 words)

  
 Victorian Region of Northern Pennsylvania
After the French and Indian War and the War of Independence, Franklin began to prosper as a commercial center and the seat of government for Venango County, a very large Pennsylvania County in the early nineteenth century.
The creek provided power, water power, to operate a number of grist mills, saw mills, woolen mills and iron works situated in the 1840's and subsequent decades along its banks.
Dams were constructed in the nineteenth century across French Creek to provide the necessary water pools.
www.victorianregion.com /vr_franklin.htm   (256 words)

  
 Venango County Watershed Protection NewsClips   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The workshop was sponsored by the French Creek Project and underwritten by the Canaan Valley Institute.
Several watershed initiatives were highlighted, such as the French Creek Project, the Allegheny River Support Group and the Scrubgrass Creek Watershed Restoration Project.
Other environmental organizations introduced to the local officials were the Pennsylvania Environmental Council, the Allegheny Valley Trails and the four County Conservation Districts in the watersheds.
www.dep.state.pa.us /dep/counties/Venango/Watershed_Protection_news.htm   (860 words)

  
 Pennsylvania State Parks - French Creek - PA DCNR
The heavily forested, scenic hills of French Creek State Park provide habitat for plants and animals in the ever-expanding urban environment of southeastern Pennsylvania.
French Creek State Park is located off of PA 345, south of Birdsboro, Pennsylvania, and north of PA 23.
Inflatable watercraft devices used on Pennsylvania State Park waters must meet the following requirements: the craft must be made of a tough material, have more than one buoyancy chamber, and be a minimum of seven feet long.
www.dcnr.state.pa.us /stateparks/parks/frenchcreek.aspx   (1597 words)

  
 French Creek - Information About the Journal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
French Creek is published each year at Allegheny College in Meadville, Pennsylvania.
French Creek invites submissions of undergraduate environmental non-fiction, poetry and artwork.
Published at Allegheny College, French Creek reflects the college’s generous support, but neither its opinions or policies.
webpub.alleg.edu /dept/english/FrenchCreek/p16.html   (65 words)

  
 Bridge: French Creek Historic Steel and Iron Truss Bridges of Pennsylvania USA Photos (PA,photo)
French Creek originates in far western New York state and winds through four Pennsylvania counties before joining the Allegheny River at Franklin in Venango County.
This photographic catalog of French Creek iron and steel bridges begins with a bridge a little below the Union City Dam and ends in Utica - the site of the recently departed, last remaining historic truss bridge on French Creek in Venango County.
Crawford County appears to be the current king when it comes to the number of remaining iron and steel bridges over French Creek, but the Crawford County bridges are being destroyed at a fast pace, so I don't guess they deserve any awards.
www.venangoil.com /bridgesfrenchcreek.html   (1014 words)

  
 Bridges: Abandoned Concrete Arch Railroad Bridge Over Little Sandy Creek Near Polk, Venango County, Pennsylvania Plus ...
The 1.3 mile section of Little Sandy Creek from this footbridge, past the downstream concrete arch, past US 62, ending at the Polk Cutoff (road) in Polk is designated as a
First of all, the French Creek Trail and the big loop following the railroad grades to Belmar to connect with the Allegheny River Trail and the Sandy Creek Trail is a proposed trail.
The road is chained on the French Creek side, but rises out of the valley in the other direction.
www.venangoil.com /bridgeslittlesandyarch.html   (3121 words)

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