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
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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[1]
• coordinates	41°56′58″N 079°44′28″W[2]
• elevation	1,790 ft (550 m)[1]
Mouth	South Branch French Creek
• location	about 1 mile east of Elgin, Pennsylvania[1]
• coordinates	41°54′06″N 079°43′08″W[2]
• elevation	1,352 ft (412 m)[2]
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

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

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]

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