Bentley Run
{{short description|Stream in Pennsylvania, USA}}
{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox river
| name = Bentley Run
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| name_other = Tributary to South Branch French Creek
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| map_size = 300
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| pushpin_map = Pennsylvania#USA
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| pushpin_map_caption= Location of the mouth of Bentley Run
| subdivision_type1 = Country
| subdivision_name1 = United States
| subdivision_type2 = State
| subdivision_name2 = Pennsylvania
| subdivision_type3 = County
| subdivision_name3 = Erie
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| length = {{convert|1.2|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=20 October 2019}}
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| discharge1_location= Union City, Pennsylvania
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| discharge1_avg = {{convert|8.09|cuft/s|m3/s|abbr=on}} at mouth with South Branch French Creek{{cite web |title=Bentley Run Watershed Report |url=https://watersgeo.epa.gov/watershedreport/?comid=9049813 |website=Waters Geoviewer |publisher=US EPA |accessdate=6 July 2019}}
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| source1 = divide between Alder Run, Bentley Run and Pine Run
| source1_location = just upstream of Union City Reservoir, about 1.0 mile northeast of Union City, Pennsylvania
| source1_coordinates= {{coord|41|55|51|N|079|47|39|W|display=inline}}{{cite web |title=GNIS Detail - Bentley Run |url=https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=138:3:0::NO:3:P3_FID,P3_TITLE:1169280,Bentley%20Run |website=geonames.usgs.gov |publisher=US Geological Survey |accessdate=6 July 2019}}
| source1_elevation = {{convert|1,520|ft|abbr=on}}{{cite web |title=Union City Fish Hatchery Topo Map, Erie County PA (Union City Area) |url=https://www.topozone.com/pennsylvania/erie-pa/locale/union-city-fish-hatchery/ |website=TopoZone |publisher=Locality, LLC |accessdate=6 July 2019 |language=en}}
| mouth = South Branch French Creek
| mouth_location = Union City, Pennsylvania
| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|41|53|50|N|079|50|12|W|display=inline,title}}
| mouth_elevation = {{convert|1,266|ft|abbr=on}}
| progression = South Branch French Creek → French Creek → Allegheny River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico
| river_system = Allegheny River
| basin_size = {{convert|4.1|sqmi}}
| tributaries_left = unnamed tributaries
| tributaries_right = unnamed tributaries
| waterbodies = Union City Reservoir
| bridges = Hoyt Road, US 6, Bridge Street, Willow Street
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Bentley Run is a {{convert|1.2|mi|km|abbr=on}} long 2nd order tributary to South Branch French Creek in Erie County, Pennsylvania.
Course
Bentley Run rises in Union Township of southern Erie County, Pennsylvania and flows southwest towards Union City, Pennsylvania.
Watershed
Bentley Run drains 4.1 square miles of Erie Drift Plain (glacial geology). The watershed receives an average of 46.4 in/year of precipitation. {{cite web |title=ArcGIS Web Application |url=https://enviroatlas.epa.gov/enviroatlas/interactivemap/ |website=enviroatlas.epa.gov |publisher=US EPA |accessdate=6 July 2019}}
File:Course of Bentley Run (South Branch French Creek tributary).jpg
File:Watershed of Bentley Run (South Branch French Creek tributary).jpg
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