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]

Horton Run Tributary to South Branch French Creek
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Location
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Erie
Physical characteristics
Source	divide between Horton Run and West Shreve Run (Oil Creek)
• location	about 2.5 miles southeast of Hinkley Corners, Pennsylvania[1]
• coordinates	41°51′36″N 079°50′56″W[2]
• elevation	1,550 ft (470 m)[1]
Mouth	South Branch French Creek
• location	about 1 mile west of Union City at the Concord-LeBeouf Township line[1]
• coordinates	41°54′11″N 079°53′13″W[2]
• elevation	1,204 ft (367 m)[2]
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

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[2]

• 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]

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