Baskin Run is a 4.86 mi (7.82 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]

Baskin Run
Tributary to South Branch French Creek
Baskin Run is located in Pennsylvania
Baskin Run
Location of Baskin Run mouth
Baskin Run is located in the United States
Baskin Run
Baskin Run (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyErie
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between Baskin Run and Hare Creek (Brokenstraw Creek)
 • locationAbout 0.5 miles northwest of Five Points, Pennsylvania[2]
 • coordinates41°58′48″N 079°43′10″W / 41.98000°N 79.71944°W / 41.98000; -79.71944[1]
 • elevation1,832 ft (558 m)[2]
MouthSouth Branch French Creek
 • location
about 0.25 miles west of Lovell, Pennsylvania[2]
 • coordinates
41°54′23″N 079°42′42″W / 41.90639°N 79.71167°W / 41.90639; -79.71167[1]
 • elevation
1,358 ft (414 m)[1]
Length5.52 mi (8.88 km)[3]
Basin size4.86 square miles (12.6 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationSouth Branch French Creek
 • average10.21 cu ft/s (0.289 m3/s) at mouth with South Branch French Creek[4]
Basin features
ProgressionSouth Branch French CreekFrench CreekAllegheny RiverOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemAllegheny River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesFollett Road, Thompson Road, Turnpike Road, US 6

Course

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Baskin Run rises in Wayne Township of Erie County, Pennsylvania then flows south to meet South Branch French Creek west of Lovell, Pennsylvania.

Watershed

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Baskin Run drains 4.86 square miles (12.6 km2) of Erie Drift Plain (glacial geology). The watershed receives an average of 47.4 in/year of precipitation and has a wetness index of 427.64.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail – Baskin Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Baskin Run Topo Map, Erie County PA (Corry Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d "Baskin Run Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 17 September 2019.