Bentley Run (South Branch French Creek tributary)
Bentley Run is a 1.2 mi (1.9 km) long 2nd order tributary to South Branch French Creek in Erie County, Pennsylvania.
Bentley Run Tributary to South Branch French Creek | |
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![]() ![]() Location of the mouth of Bentley Run ![]() ![]() Bentley Run (South Branch French Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Erie |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | divide between Alder Run, Bentley Run and Pine Run |
• location | just upstream of Union City Reservoir, about 1.0 mile northeast of Union City, Pennsylvania |
• coordinates | 41°55′51″N 079°47′39″W[1] |
• elevation | 1,520 ft (460 m)[2] |
Mouth | South Branch French Creek |
• location | Union City, Pennsylvania |
• coordinates | 41°53′50″N 079°50′12″W[1] |
• elevation | 1,266 ft (386 m)[1] |
Length | 1.2 mi (1.9 km)[3] |
Basin size | 4.1 square miles (11 km2)[4] |
Discharge | |
• location | Union City, Pennsylvania |
• average | 8.09 cu ft/s (0.229 m3/s) at mouth with South Branch French Creek[4] |
Basin features | |
Progression | southwest |
River system | Allegheny River |
Tributaries | |
• left | unnamed tributaries |
• right | unnamed tributaries |
Waterbodies | Union City Reservoir |
Bridges | Hoyt Road, US 6, Bridge Street, Willow Street |
Course
Bentley Run rises in Union Township of southern Erie County, Pennsylvania and flows southwest towards Union City, Pennsylvania.
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Course of Bentley Run (South Branch French Creek tributary)
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. [5]
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Watershed of Bentley Run (South Branch French Creek tributary)
References
- "GNIS Detail - Bentley Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
- "Union City Fish Hatchery Topo Map, Erie County PA (Union City Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
- "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
- "Bentley Run Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
- "ArcGIS Web Application". enviroatlas.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
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