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Slaughter Run
Slaughter Run (South Branch French Creek tributary) is located in Pennsylvania
Slaughter Run (South Branch French Creek tributary)
Slaughter Run (South Branch French Creek tributary) is located in the United States
Slaughter Run (South Branch French Creek tributary)
Location of Slaughter Run mouth
Other name(s) Tributary to South Branch French Creek
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Erie
Physical characteristics
Main source divide between Slaughter Run and Herrick Creek (French Creek)
about 2 miles northwest of Five Points, Pennsylvania
1,790 ft (550 m)
41°56′58″N 079°44′28″W / 41.94944°N 79.74111°W / 41.94944; -79.74111
River mouth South Branch French Creek
about 1 mile east of Elgin, Pennsylvania
1,352 ft (412 m)
41°54′06″N 079°43′08″W / 41.90167°N 79.71889°W / 41.90167; -79.71889
Length 7.71 mi (12.41 km)
Basin features
Progression south
River system Allegheny River
Basin size 5.67 square miles (14.7 km2)
Tributaries
  • Left:
    unnamed tributaries
  • Right:
    unnamed tributaries
Bridges Carter Hill Road, Follett Road, Proctor Road, Turnpike Road, US 6, Lovell Road

Slaughter Run is a 5.67 mi (9.12 km) long tributary to South Branch French Creek in Erie County, Pennsylvania and is classed as a 1st order stream on the EPA waters geoviewer site.

Course

Slaughter Run rises in Wayne Township of Erie County, Pennsylvania northwest of Five Points and then flows south to meet South Branch French Creek west of Lovell, Pennsylvania.

Watershed

Slaughter Run drains 5.67 square miles (14.7 km2) of Erie Drift Plain (glacial geology). The watershed receives an average of 47.1 in/year of precipitation and has a wetness index of 452.75.

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