Beaver Run is a 9.33 mi (15.02 km) long tributary to South Branch French Creek in Erie County, Pennsylvania and is classed as a 2nd order stream on the EPA waters geoviewer site.[4]

Beaver Run Tributary to South Branch French Creek
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Location
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Erie
Borough	Elgin
Physical characteristics
Source	divide between Beaver Run and Bentley Run
• location	about 3 miles northwest of Beaver Dam, Pennsylvania[1]
• coordinates	41°56′35″N 079°47′25″W[2]
• elevation	1,505 ft (459 m)[1]
Mouth	South Branch French Creek
• location	about 0.5 miles south of Elgin, Pennsylvania[1]
• coordinates	41°53′27″N 079°44′22″W[2]
• elevation	1,342 ft (409 m)[2]
Length	5.80 mi (9.33 km)[3]
Basin size	6.87 square miles (17.8 km2)[4]
Discharge
• location	South Branch French Creek
• average	13.55 cu ft/s (0.384 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	Tarbell Road, Messenger Road, Turnpike Road, US 6, W Pleasant Street, S Main Street, Elgin Road

Course

Beaver Run rises in Amity Township of Erie County, Pennsylvania northwest of Beaver Dam and then flows southwest through Wayne Township to meet South Branch French Creek south of Elgin, Pennsylvania.

Watershed

Beaver Run drains 6.87 square miles (17.8 km²) of Erie Drift Plain (glacial geology). The watershed receives an average of 46.7 in/year of precipitation and has a wetness index of 481.88.[4]

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