Baskin Run (South Branch French Creek tributary)
Baskin Run is a 4.86 mi (7.82 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]
| Baskin Run Tributary to South Branch French Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Baskin Run mouth  Baskin Run (South Branch French Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Erie |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | divide between Baskin Run and Hare Creek (Brokenstraw Creek) |
| • location | About 0.5 miles northwest of Five Points, Pennsylvania[1] |
| • coordinates | 41°58′48″N 079°43′10″W[2] |
| • elevation | 1,832 ft (558 m)[1] |
| Mouth | South Branch French Creek |
• location | about 0.25 miles west of Lovell, Pennsylvania[1] |
• coordinates | 41°54′23″N 079°42′42″W[2] |
• elevation | 1,358 ft (414 m)[2] |
| Length | 5.52 mi (8.88 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 4.86 square miles (12.6 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | South Branch French Creek |
| • average | 10.21 cu ft/s (0.289 m3/s) at mouth with South Branch French Creek[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | south |
| River system | Allegheny River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Follett Road, Thompson Road, Turnpike Road, US 6 |
Course
Baskin Run rises in Wayne Township of Erie County, Pennsylvania then flows south to meet South Branch French Creek west of Lovell, Pennsylvania.
Watershed
Baskin Run drains 4.86 square miles (12.6 km2) of Erie Drift Plain (glacial geology). The watershed receives an average of 47.4 in/year of precipitation and has a wetness index of 427.64.[4]
References
- "Baskin Run Topo Map, Erie County PA (Corry Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- "GNIS Detail – Baskin Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- "Baskin Run Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
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