Beaver Run (South Branch French Creek tributary)

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]

Beaver Run
Tributary to South Branch French Creek
Location of Beaver Run mouth
Beaver Run (South Branch French Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyErie
BoroughElgin
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between Beaver Run and Bentley Run
  locationabout 3 miles northwest of Beaver Dam, Pennsylvania[1]
  coordinates41°56′35″N 079°47′25″W[2]
  elevation1,505 ft (459 m)[1]
MouthSouth Branch French Creek
  location
about 0.5 miles south of Elgin, Pennsylvania[1]
  coordinates
41°53′27″N 079°44′22″W[2]
  elevation
1,342 ft (409 m)[2]
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
Progressionsouthwest
River systemAllegheny River
Tributaries 
  leftunnamed tributaries
  rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesTarbell Road, Messenger Road, Turnpike Road, US 6, W Pleasant Street, S Main Street, Elgin Road

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