Fourmile Creek is an 8 miles (12.9 km) long tributary

Tributary

A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean...

 of Lake Erie

Lake Erie

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 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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. It has a drainage basin

Drainage basin

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 of 11.93 square miles (30.9 km²) and is a part of the Lake Erie Watershed

Lake Erie Watershed (Pennsylvania)

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Course

Fourmile Creek starts in Greene Township

Greene Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania

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. It flows through Harborcreek Township through Wintergreen Gorge

Wintergreen Gorge

Wintergreen Gorge is a canyon located in Harborcreek Township, Erie County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The canyon is long and is situated along Fourmile Creek and is also directly next to the campus of Penn State Erie. It is deep at its highest point. Wintergreen Gorge was named for the...

 and is spanned by the Bayfront Connector

Bayfront Connector

The Bayfront Connector is a , four-lane expressway that connects Interstate 90 to downtown Erie, Pennsylvania.- Route description :At the intersection of East 12th Street, the Bayfront Parkway becomes the Bayfront Connector and picks up the concurrency with Pennsylvania Route 290...

 over the Wintergreen Gorge Bridge

Wintergreen Gorge Bridge

The Wintergreen Gorge Bridge is a , steel, plate girder bridge that carries Pennsylvania Route 290 and the Bayfront Connector over Fourmile Creek and the Wintergreen Gorge in Harborcreek Township, Erie County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania...

. It forms the eastern border of Wesleyville, Pennsylvania

Wesleyville, Pennsylvania

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. The creek's mouth opens to Lake Erie about 0.5 mile (0.80467 km) north of Pennsylvania Route 5

Pennsylvania Route 5

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 at Water Street and 4 miles (6.4 km) east of the city of Erie, Pennsylvania

Erie, Pennsylvania

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