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Alder Run (French Creek tributary)

Coordinates: 41°58′16″N 079°51′40″W / 41.97111°N 79.86111°W / 41.97111; -79.86111
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Alder Run
Tributary to French Creek
Map of Alder Run mouth location
Map of Alder Run mouth location
Location of Alder Run mouth
Map of Alder Run mouth location
Map of Alder Run mouth location
Alder Run (French Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyErie County
Physical characteristics
SourceBentley Run divide
 • locationabout 3 miles northwest of Beaver Dam, Pennsylvania[2]
 • coordinates41°56′03″N 079°48′09″W / 41.93417°N 79.80250°W / 41.93417; -79.80250[1]
 • elevation1,420 ft (430 m)[2]
MouthFrench Creek
 • location
about 3.5 miles southwest of Wattsburg, Pennsylvania[2]
 • coordinates
41°58′16″N 079°51′40″W / 41.97111°N 79.86111°W / 41.97111; -79.86111[1]
 • elevation
1,243 ft (379 m)[1]
Length4.52 mi (7.27 km)[3]
Basin size7.07 square miles (18.3 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationFrench Creek
 • average13.68 cu ft/s (0.387 m3/s) at mouth with French Creek[4]
Basin features
Progressiongenerally northwest[3]
River systemAllegheny River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesGame Land Road, Fenno Road, Old Wattsburg Road, Hatch Hollow Road, PA 8, Wattsburg-Waterford Road

Alder Run is a 4.52 mi (7.27 km) long third-order tributary to French Creek in Erie County.

Course

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Alder Run rises about 3 miles northwest of Beaver Dam, Pennsylvania, and then flows northwesterly to join French Creek about 3 miles southwest of Wattsburg, Pennsylvania.[2]

Watershed

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Alder Run drains 7.07 square miles (18.3 km2) of area, receives about 46.3 in/year of precipitation, and is about 36% forested.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d "Map Viewer". www.arcgis.com. US Geological Survey. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
  3. ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
  4. ^ a b c "Watershed Report | Office of Water | US EPA". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved March 31, 2024.