Slaughter Run (South Branch French Creek tributary)
| Slaughter Run Tributary to South Branch French Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Slaughter Run mouth  Slaughter Run (South Branch French Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Erie |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | divide between Slaughter Run and Herrick Creek (French Creek) |
| • location | about 2 miles northwest of Five Points, Pennsylvania[2] |
| • coordinates | 41°56′58″N 079°44′28″W / 41.94944°N 79.74111°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,790 ft (550 m)[2] |
| Mouth | South Branch French Creek |
• location | about 1 mile east of Elgin, Pennsylvania[2] |
• coordinates | 41°54′06″N 079°43′08″W / 41.90167°N 79.71889°W[1] |
• elevation | 1,352 ft (412 m)[1] |
| Length | 7.71 mi (12.41 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 5.67 square miles (14.7 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | South Branch French Creek |
| • average | 11.47 cu ft/s (0.325 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 | 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.[4]
Course
[edit]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
[edit]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.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "GNIS Detail – Slaughter Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- ^ a b c "Baskin Run Topo Map, Erie County PA (Corry 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 "Slaughter Run Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 17 September 2019.