Elk Creek is a 30.4 miles (48.9 km) tributary

Tributary

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 of Lake Erie

Lake Erie

Lake Erie is the fourth largest lake of the five Great Lakes in North America, and the tenth largest globally. It is the southernmost, shallowest, and smallest by volume of the Great Lakes and therefore also has the shortest average water residence time. It is bounded on the north by the...

 in Erie County

Erie County, Pennsylvania

Erie County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of 2010, the population was 280,566. Its county seat is the City of Erie.- Geography :...

, Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania

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 in the United States

United States

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. The creek is part of the Lake Erie Watershed

Lake Erie Watershed (Pennsylvania)

Lake Erie Watershed is a major drainage catchment in northwestern Pennsylvania, consisting of lands with direct runoff and sub-watersheds with waterways that flow into Lake Erie and Presque Isle Bay from Crawford and Erie counties, as well as from New York...

 and has a drainage basin

Drainage basin

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 of 99.4 mi2. Elk Creek is stocked

Fish stocking

Fish stocking is the practice of raising fish in a hatchery and releasing them into a river, lake, or the ocean to supplement existing populations, or to create a population where none exists...

 with brown trout

Brown trout

The brown trout and the sea trout are fish of the same species....

 and steelhead by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission

Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission

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Course

Elk Creek has its origins in Fairview Township

Fairview Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania

Fairview Township is a township in Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 10,140 at the 2000 census.-History:Fairview Township was settled in 1797. Fairview is one of the original 16 townships in Erie County...

, McKean Township, and part of Summit Township

Summit Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania

Summit Township is a township in Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 5,529 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 23.9 square miles , all of it land.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were...

. The creek flows northwest through Erie County and enters Lake Erie just west of Lake City

Lake City, Pennsylvania

Lake City is a borough in Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,811 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Erie Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Lake City is located at ....

 in Girard Township

Girard Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania

Girard Township is a township in Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 5,133 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000,...

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Little Elk Creek joins Elk Creek in Girard Township and has its origins south in Elk Creek and Franklin

Franklin Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania

Franklin Township is a township in Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2000 census, the township population was estimated at 1,609.-Geography:...

 Townships.

Elk Creek Access is a local park which can be reached off Pennsylvania Route 5

Pennsylvania Route 5

Pennsylvania Route 5 is a westward continuation of New York State Route 5 in Pennsylvania. It runs from North East, Pennsylvania at the New York-Pennsylvania border to near Erie, a total of . The highway is called the Purple Heart Highway and mostly called Lake Road...

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