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
Location of the mouth of Bentley Run
Bentley Run (South Branch French Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyErie
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between Alder Run, Bentley Run and Pine Run
  locationjust upstream of Union City Reservoir, about 1.0 mile northeast of Union City, Pennsylvania
  coordinates41°55′51″N 079°47′39″W[1]
  elevation1,520 ft (460 m)[2]
MouthSouth Branch French Creek
  location
Union City, Pennsylvania
  coordinates
41°53′50″N 079°50′12″W[1]
  elevation
1,266 ft (386 m)[1]
Length1.2 mi (1.9 km)[3]
Basin size4.1 square miles (11 km2)[4]
Discharge 
  locationUnion City, Pennsylvania
  average8.09 cu ft/s (0.229 m3/s) at mouth with South Branch French Creek[4]
Basin features
Progressionsouthwest
River systemAllegheny River
Tributaries 
  leftunnamed tributaries
  rightunnamed tributaries
WaterbodiesUnion City Reservoir
BridgesHoyt 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.

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]

Watershed of Bentley Run (South Branch French Creek tributary)

References

  1. "GNIS Detail - Bentley Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  2. "Union City Fish Hatchery Topo Map, Erie County PA (Union City Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  4. "Bentley Run Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  5. "ArcGIS Web Application". enviroatlas.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
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