Horton Run (South Branch French Creek tributary)
| Horton Run Tributary to South Branch French Creek | |
|---|---|
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
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
- Shreves Run
Course
Horton Run rises in southern Union Township of Erie County, Pennsylvania and then flows northwest to join South Branch French Creek.
Watershed
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
- ^ 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.