Pine Run (South Branch French Creek tributary)

Pine Run is a 3.3 mi (5.3 km) long tributary to South Branch French Creek in Erie County, Pennsylvania. It is classed as a 1st order stream on the EPA waters Geoviewer site.

Pine Run
Tributary to South Branch French Creek
Pine Run (South Branch French Creek tributary) is located in Pennsylvania
Pine Run (South Branch French Creek tributary)
Location of the mouth of Pine Run
Pine Run (South Branch French Creek tributary) is located in the United States
Pine Run (South Branch French Creek tributary)
Pine Run (South Branch French Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyErie
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between Bentley Run and Beaver Run
 • locationabout 2 miles northeast of Union City, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates41°56′07″N 079°47′29″W / 41.93528°N 79.79139°W / 41.93528; -79.79139[1]
 • elevation1,580 ft (480 m)[2]
MouthSouth Branch French Creek
 • location
east of Union City, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates
41°53′33″N 079°47′07″W / 41.89250°N 79.78528°W / 41.89250; -79.78528[1]
 • elevation
1,309 ft (399 m)[1]
Length3.3 mi (5.3 km)[3]
Basin size2.0 square miles (5.2 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • location1 mile east of Union City, Pennsylvania
 • average5.45 cu ft/s (0.154 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
BridgesUS 6, Elgin Road, Riley Siding Road

Course

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Pine Run rises in Union Township of southern Erie County, Pennsylvania and flows southwest towards Union City, Pennsylvania.

Watershed

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Pine Run drains 2.0 square miles of Erie Drift Plain (glacial geology). The watershed receives an average of 46.5 in/year of precipitation.[5]

Additional images

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Pine Run (South Branch French Creek tributary)

References

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  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Pine Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Union City Fish Hatchery Topo Map, Erie County PA (Union City Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Pine Run Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  5. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". enviroatlas.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved 6 July 2019.