Beaver Run (South Branch French Creek tributary)
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| Beaver Run Tributary to South Branch French Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Beaver Run mouth  Beaver Run (South Branch French Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Erie |
| Borough | Elgin |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | divide between Beaver Run and Bentley Run |
| • location | about 3 miles northwest of Beaver Dam, Pennsylvania[1] |
| • coordinates | 41°56′35″N 079°47′25″W / 41.94306°N 79.79028°W[2] |
| • elevation | 1,505 ft (459 m)[1] |
| Mouth | South Branch French Creek |
• location | about 0.5 miles south of Elgin, Pennsylvania[1] |
• coordinates | 41°53′27″N 079°44′22″W / 41.89083°N 79.73944°W[2] |
• elevation | 1,342 ft (409 m)[2] |
| Length | 5.80 mi (9.33 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 6.87 square miles (17.8 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | South Branch French Creek |
| • average | 13.55 cu ft/s (0.384 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 | Tarbell Road, Messenger Road, Turnpike Road, US 6, W Pleasant Street, S Main Street, Elgin Road |
Beaver Run is a 9.33 mi (15.02 km) long tributary to South Branch French Creek in Erie County, Pennsylvania and is classed as a 2nd order stream on the EPA waters geoviewer site.[4]