Horton Run (South Branch French Creek tributary)
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CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyErie
Sourcedivide between Horton Run and West Shreve Run (Oil Creek)
| 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[1] |
| • coordinates | 41°51′36″N 079°50′56″W / 41.86000°N 79.84889°W[2] |
| • elevation | 1,550 ft (470 m)[1] |
| Mouth | South Branch French Creek |
• location | about 1 mile west of Union City at the Concord-LeBeouf Township line[1] |
• coordinates | 41°54′11″N 079°53′13″W / 41.90306°N 79.88694°W[2] |
• elevation | 1,204 ft (367 m)[2] |
| 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]
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[2]
- Shreves Run