Pine Run (South Branch French Creek tributary) explained

Pine 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 the mouth of Pine Run
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Erie
Length:3.3miles[1]
Discharge1 Location:1 mile east of Union City, Pennsylvania
Discharge1 Avg:5.45cuft/s at mouth with South Branch French Creek[2]
Source1:divide between Bentley Run and Beaver Run
Source1 Location:about 2 miles northeast of Union City, Pennsylvania
Source1 Coordinates:41.9353°N -79.7914°W[3]
Source1 Elevation:1580feet[4]
Mouth:South Branch French Creek
Mouth Location:east of Union City, Pennsylvania
Mouth Coordinates:41.8925°N -79.7853°W
Mouth Elevation:1309feet
Progression:South Branch French CreekFrench CreekAllegheny RiverOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River System:Allegheny River
Tributaries Left:unnamed tributaries
Tributaries Right:unnamed tributaries
Bridges:US 6, Elgin Road, Riley Siding Road

Pine Run is a 3.3miles long tributary to South Branch French Creek in Erie County, Pennsylvania. It is classed as a 1st order stream on the EPA waters Geoviewer site.

Course

Pine Run rises in Union Township of southern Erie County, Pennsylvania and flows southwest towards Union City, Pennsylvania.

Watershed

Pine Run drains 2.0 square miles of Erie Drift Plain (glacial geology). The watershed receives an average of 46.5 in/year of precipitation.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS Web Application . epa.maps.arcgis.com . US EPA . 20 October 2019.
  2. Web site: Pine Run Watershed Report . Waters Geoviewer . US EPA . 6 July 2019.
  3. Web site: GNIS Detail - Pine Run . geonames.usgs.gov . US Geological Survey . 6 July 2019.
  4. Web site: Union City Fish Hatchery Topo Map, Erie County PA (Union City Area) . TopoZone . Locality, LLC . 6 July 2019 . en.
  5. Web site: ArcGIS Web Application . enviroatlas.epa.gov . US EPA . 6 July 2019.