LeBoeuf Creek
Encyclopedia
LeBoeuf Creek is an 18 miles (29 km) long tributary
of French Creek
in Erie County
, Pennsylvania
in the United States
. It has a drainage basin
of 63.6 mi2.
and meander
s south before crossing under U.S. Route 19
. Its East Branch tributary originates in Greene Township
and flows south until meets with the main branch in Waterford Township. In Waterford
, it passes under the Waterford Covered Bridge
and heads west, back under US 19 and flows into Lake LeBoeuf. Lake LeBoeuf empties into LeBoeuf Creek at its southern end. The creek crosses under US 19 again and continues south where empties into French Creek near Mill Village
.
was built by Paul Marin de la Malgue
along the banks of LeBoeuf Creek, near present-day Waterford, to help protect French interests in the Ohio Country
from the British. George Washington
was sent by British to Fort Le Boeuf to deliver a message to the French that demanded that they leave the Ohio Country.
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 French Creek
French Creek (Allegheny River)
French Creek is a tributary of the Allegheny River in northwestern Pennsylvania and western New York in the United States.- Etymology :...
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
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
in the United States
United States
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. It has a drainage basin
Drainage basin
A drainage basin is an extent or an area of land where surface water from rain and melting snow or ice converges to a single point, usually the exit of the basin, where the waters join another waterbody, such as a river, lake, reservoir, estuary, wetland, sea, or ocean...
of 63.6 mi2.
Course
LeBoeuf Creek originates in Summit TownshipSummit 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...
and meander
Meander
A meander in general is a bend in a sinuous watercourse. A meander is formed when the moving water in a stream erodes the outer banks and widens its valley. A stream of any volume may assume a meandering course, alternately eroding sediments from the outside of a bend and depositing them on the...
s south before crossing under U.S. Route 19
U.S. Route 19
U.S. Route 19 is a north–south U.S. Highway. Despite encroaching Interstate Highways, the route has remained a long-haul route, connecting the Gulf of Mexico with Lake Erie....
. Its East Branch tributary originates in Greene Township
Greene Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania
Greene Township is a township in Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,706 at the 2010 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,...
and flows south until meets with the main branch in Waterford Township. In Waterford
Waterford, Pennsylvania
Waterford is a borough in Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,449 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Erie Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Waterford is located at ....
, it passes under the Waterford Covered Bridge
Waterford Covered Bridge
The Waterford Covered Bridge is an Town lattice truss covered bridge crossing LeBoeuf Creek in Waterford Township, Erie County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It was built in 1875 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 17, 1980...
and heads west, back under US 19 and flows into Lake LeBoeuf. Lake LeBoeuf empties into LeBoeuf Creek at its southern end. The creek crosses under US 19 again and continues south where empties into French Creek near Mill Village
Mill Village, Pennsylvania
Mill Village is a borough in Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 412 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Erie Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Mill Village is located at ....
.
History
In 1753, Fort Le BoeufFort Le Boeuf
Fort Le Boeuf, , was a fort established by the French in 1753 on a fork of French Creek, in present-day Waterford, in northwest Pennsylvania...
was built by Paul Marin de la Malgue
Paul Marin de la Malgue
Paul Marin de la Malgue was the eldest son of Charles-Paul Marin de la Malgue and Catherine Niquet. He was born in Montreal and, as many of the prominent historical figures of his time, had a military career in the colonial regular troops...
along the banks of LeBoeuf Creek, near present-day Waterford, to help protect French interests in the Ohio Country
Ohio Country
The Ohio Country was the name used in the 18th century for the regions of North America west of the Appalachian Mountains and in the region of the upper Ohio River south of Lake Erie...
from the British. George Washington
George Washington
George Washington was the dominant military and political leader of the new United States of America from 1775 to 1799. He led the American victory over Great Britain in the American Revolutionary War as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army from 1775 to 1783, and presided over the writing of...
was sent by British to Fort Le Boeuf to deliver a message to the French that demanded that they leave the Ohio Country.