Beaver Run (South Branch French Creek tributary)

{{short description|Stream in Pennsylvania, USA}}

{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}

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| name = Beaver Run

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| name_other = Tributary to South Branch French Creek

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| pushpin_map_caption= Location of Beaver Run mouth

| subdivision_type1 = Country

| subdivision_name1 = United States

| subdivision_type2 = State

| subdivision_name2 = Pennsylvania

| subdivision_type3 = County

| subdivision_name3 = Erie

| subdivision_type4 = Borough

| subdivision_name4 = Elgin

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| length = {{convert|5.80|mi|km|abbr=on}}{{cite web |title=ArcGIS Web Application |url=https://epa.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=ada349b90c26496ea52aab66a092593b |website=epa.maps.arcgis.com |publisher=US EPA |accessdate=17 September 2019}}

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| discharge1_location= South Branch French Creek

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| discharge1_avg = {{convert|13.55|cuft/s|m3/s|abbr=on}} at mouth with South Branch French Creek{{cite web |title=Beaver Run Watershed Report |url=https://watersgeo.epa.gov/watershedreport/?comid=9049843 |website=Waters Geoviewer |publisher=US EPA |accessdate=17 September 2019}}

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| source1 = divide between Beaver Run and Bentley Run

| source1_location = about 3 miles northwest of Beaver Dam, Pennsylvania{{cite web |title=Baskin Run Topo Map, Erie County PA (Corry Area) |url=https://www.topozone.com/pennsylvania/erie-pa/stream/baskin-run/ |website=TopoZone |publisher=Locality, LLC |accessdate=17 September 2019 |language=en}}

| source1_coordinates= {{coord|41|56|35|N|079|47|25|W|display=inline}}{{cite web |title=GNIS Detail - Beaver Run |url=https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=138:3:0::NO:3:P3_FID,P3_TITLE:1169043,Beaver%20Run |website=geonames.usgs.gov |publisher=US Geological Survey |accessdate=17 September 2019}}

| source1_elevation = {{convert|1,505|ft|abbr=on}}

| mouth = South Branch French Creek

| mouth_location = about 0.5 miles south of Elgin, Pennsylvania

| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|41|53|27|N|079|44|22|W|display=inline,title}}

| mouth_elevation = {{convert|1,342|ft|abbr=on}}

| progression = South Branch French CreekFrench CreekAllegheny RiverOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico

| river_system = Allegheny River

| basin_size = {{convert|6.87|sqmi}}

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| tributaries_left = unnamed tributaries

| tributaries_right = unnamed tributaries

| bridges = Tarbell Road, Messenger Road, Turnpike Road, US 6, W Pleasant Street, S Main Street, Elgin Road

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Beaver Run is a {{convert|9.33|mi|km|abbr=on}} 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.

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 {{convert|6.87|sqmi}} 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.

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