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 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Erie |
| Borough | Elgin |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | divide between Beaver Run and Bentley Run |
| • location | about 3 miles northwest of Beaver Dam, Pennsylvania[2] |
| • coordinates | 41°56′35″N 079°47′25″W / 41.94306°N 79.79028°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,505 ft (459 m)[2] |
| Mouth | South 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[1] |
• elevation | 1,342 ft (409 m)[1] |
| Length | 5.80 mi (9.33 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 6.87 square miles (17.8 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | South Branch French Creek |
| • average | 13.55 cu ft/s (0.384 m3/s) at mouth with South Branch French Creek[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | South Branch French Creek → French Creek → Allegheny River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
| River system | Allegheny River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Tarbell Road, Messenger Road, Turnpike Road, US 6, W Pleasant Street, S Main Street, Elgin Road |
Course
editBeaver 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
editBeaver 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
edit- ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Beaver Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- ^ a b c "Baskin Run Topo Map, Erie County PA (Corry Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Beaver Run Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 17 September 2019.