Baskin Run Explained

Baskin Run
Name Other:Tributary to South Branch French Creek
Map Size:300
Pushpin Map:Pennsylvania#USA
Pushpin Map Size:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Baskin Run mouth
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Erie
Length:5.52miles[1]
Discharge1 Location:South Branch French Creek
Discharge1 Avg:10.21cuft/s at mouth with South Branch French Creek[2]
Source1:divide between Baskin Run and Hare Creek (Brokenstraw Creek)
Source1 Location:About 0.5 miles northwest of Five Points, Pennsylvania[3]
Source1 Coordinates:41.98°N -79.7194°W[4]
Source1 Elevation:1832feet
Mouth:South Branch French Creek
Mouth Location:about 0.25 miles west of Lovell, Pennsylvania
Mouth Coordinates:41.9064°N -79.7117°W
Mouth Elevation:1358feet
Progression:South Branch French CreekFrench CreekAllegheny RiverOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River System:Allegheny River
Tributaries Left:unnamed tributaries
Tributaries Right:unnamed tributaries
Bridges:Follett Road, Thompson Road, Turnpike Road, US 6

Baskin Run is a 4.86miles 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.[2]

Course

Baskin Run rises in Wayne Township of Erie County, Pennsylvania then flows south to meet South Branch French Creek west of Lovell, Pennsylvania.

Watershed

Baskin Run drains of Erie Drift Plain (glacial geology). The watershed receives an average of 47.4 in/year of precipitation and has a wetness index of 427.64.[2]

Notes and References

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