Horton Run (South Branch French Creek tributary)

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

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

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| name = Horton Run

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| name_other = Tributary to South Branch French Creek

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| pushpin_map_caption= Location of Horton Run mouth

| 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|4.36|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|6.22|cuft/s|m3/s|abbr=on}} at mouth with South Branch French Creek{{cite web |title=Horton Run Watershed Report |url=https://watersgeo.epa.gov/watershedreport/?comid=9049939 |website=Waters Geoviewer |publisher=US EPA |accessdate=17 September 2019}}

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| source1 = divide between Horton Run and West Shreve Run (Oil Creek)

| source1_location = about 2.5 miles southeast of Hinkley Corners, Pennsylvania{{cite web |title=Pine Run Topo Map, Erie County PA (Union City Area) |url=https://www.topozone.com/pennsylvania/erie-pa/stream/pine-run-51/ |website=TopoZone |publisher=Locality, LLC |accessdate=17 September 2019 |language=en}}

| source1_coordinates= {{coord|41|51|36|N|079|50|56|W|display=inline}}{{cite web |title=GNIS Detail – Horton Run |url=https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=138:3:0::NO:3:P3_FID,P3_TITLE:1177477,Horton%20Run |website=geonames.usgs.gov |publisher=US Geological Survey |accessdate=17 September 2019}}

| source1_elevation = {{convert|1,550|ft|abbr=on}}

| mouth = South Branch French Creek

| mouth_location = about 1 mile west of Union City at the Concord-LeBeouf Township line

| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|41|54|11|N|079|53|13|W|display=inline,title}}

| mouth_elevation = {{convert|1,204|ft|abbr=on}}

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

| river_system = Allegheny River

| basin_size = {{convert|3.11|sqmi}}

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| tributaries_left = unnamed tributaries

| tributaries_right = unnamed tributaries

| bridges = Shreve Road, US 6, Clemens Road

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Horton Run is a {{convert|4.36|mi|km|abbr=on}} 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.

Variant names

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

  • 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 {{convert|3.11|sqmi}} 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.

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