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]
| 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 |
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.