Beaver Run (South Branch French Creek tributary) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Beaver Run |
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Location of Beaver Run mouth
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Other name(s) | Tributary to South Branch French Creek |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Erie |
Borough | Elgin |
Physical characteristics | |
Main source | divide between Beaver Run and Bentley Run about 3 miles northwest of Beaver Dam, Pennsylvania 1,505 ft (459 m) 41°56′35″N 079°47′25″W / 41.94306°N 79.79028°W |
River mouth | South Branch French Creek about 0.5 miles south of Elgin, Pennsylvania 1,342 ft (409 m) 41°53′27″N 079°44′22″W / 41.89083°N 79.73944°W |
Length | 5.80 mi (9.33 km) |
Basin features | |
Progression | southwest |
River system | Allegheny River |
Basin size | 6.87 square miles (17.8 km2) |
Tributaries |
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Bridges | Tarbell 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.
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.
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