Twentymile Creek (Lake Erie tributary) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Twentymile Creek |
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Location of Twentymile Creek mouth
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| Other name(s) | Tributary to Lake Erie |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania New York |
| Counties | Erie (PA) Chautauqua (NY) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Main source | divide between Twentymile Creek and Chautauqua Creek about 3 miles northeast of Sheldon Corners, NY 1,580 ft (480 m) 42°12′53″N 079°38′33″W / 42.21472°N 79.64250°W |
| River mouth | Lake Erie about 4 miles northeast of Northeast, Pennsylvania near Orchard Beach 574 ft (175 m) 42°15′47″N 079°47′04″W / 42.26306°N 79.78444°W |
| Length | 17.75 mi (28.57 km) |
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| Progression | northwest |
| River system | Lake Erie |
| Basin size | 34.81 square miles (90.2 km2) |
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Twentymile Creek is a tributary of Lake Erie in Chautauqua County, New York and Erie County, Pennsylvania in the United States.
Twentymile Creek joins Lake Erie near the community of Orchard Beach, Pennsylvania.
Twentymile Creek is considered the largest stream on the eastern portion of the City of Erie. 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.
