Horton Run (South Branch French Creek tributary)
| Horton Run Tributary to South Branch French Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Horton Run mouth  Horton Run (South Branch French Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Erie |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | divide between Horton Run and West Shreve Run (Oil Creek) |
| • location | about 2.5 miles southeast of Hinkley Corners, Pennsylvania[2] |
| • coordinates | 41°51′36″N 079°50′56″W / 41.86000°N 79.84889°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,550 ft (470 m)[2] |
| Mouth | South Branch French Creek |
• location | about 1 mile west of Union City at the Concord-LeBeouf Township line[2] |
• coordinates | 41°54′11″N 079°53′13″W / 41.90306°N 79.88694°W[1] |
• elevation | 1,204 ft (367 m)[1] |
| Length | 4.36 mi (7.02 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 3.11 square miles (8.1 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | South Branch French Creek |
| • average | 6.22 cu ft/s (0.176 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 | Shreve Road, US 6, Clemens Road |
Horton Run is a 4.36 mi (7.02 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.[4]
Variant names
[edit]According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
- Shreves Run
Course
[edit]Horton Run rises in southern Union Township of Erie County, Pennsylvania and then flows northwest to join South Branch French Creek.
Watershed
[edit]Horton Run drains 3.11 square miles (8.1 km2) of Erie Drift Plain (glacial geology). The watershed receives an average of 46.3 in/year of precipitation and has a wetness index of 468.45.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "GNIS Detail – Horton Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- ^ a b c "Pine Run Topo Map, Erie County PA (Union City 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 "Horton Run Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 17 September 2019.