Beaver Run (South Branch French Creek tributary)

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Beaver Run
Tributary to South Branch French Creek
Beaver Run (South Branch French Creek tributary) is located in Pennsylvania
Beaver Run (South Branch French Creek tributary)
Location of Beaver Run mouth
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyErie
BoroughElgin
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between Beaver Run and Bentley Run
 • locationabout 3 miles northwest of Beaver Dam, Pennsylvania[2]
 • coordinates41°56′35″N 079°47′25″W / 41.94306°N 79.79028°W / 41.94306; -79.79028[1]
 • elevation1,505 ft (459 m)[2]
MouthSouth Branch French Creek
 • location
about 0.5 miles south of Elgin, Pennsylvania[2]
 • coordinates
41°53′27″N 079°44′22″W / 41.89083°N 79.73944°W / 41.89083; -79.73944Coordinates: 41°53′27″N 079°44′22″W / 41.89083°N 79.73944°W / 41.89083; -79.73944[1]
 • elevation
1,342 ft (409 m)[1]
Length5.80 mi (9.33 km)[3]
Basin size6.87 square miles (17.8 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationSouth Branch French Creek
 • average13.55 cu ft/s (0.384 m3/s) at mouth with South Branch French Creek[4]
Basin features
ProgressionSouth Branch French Creek → French Creek → Allegheny River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico
River systemAllegheny River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesTarbell Road, Messenger Road, Turnpike Road, US 6, W Pleasant Street, S Main Street, Elgin Road

Beaver Run is a 9.33 mi (15.02 km) long tributary to South Branch French Creek in Erie County, Pennsylvania and is classed as a 2nd order stream on the EPA waters geoviewer site.[4]

Course[]

Beaver Run rises in Amity Township of Erie County, Pennsylvania northwest of Beaver Dam and then flows southwest through Wayne Township to meet South Branch French Creek south of Elgin, Pennsylvania.

Watershed[]

Beaver Run drains 6.87 square miles (17.8 km2) of Erie Drift Plain (glacial geology). The watershed receives an average of 46.7 in/year of precipitation and has a wetness index of 481.88.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Beaver Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Baskin Run Topo Map, Erie County PA (Corry Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d "Beaver Run Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
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