Baskin Run facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Baskin Run |
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Location of Baskin Run mouth
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| Other name(s) | Tributary to South Branch French Creek |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Erie |
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| Main source | divide between Baskin Run and Hare Creek (Brokenstraw Creek) About 0.5 miles northwest of Five Points, Pennsylvania 1,832 ft (558 m) 41°58′48″N 079°43′10″W / 41.98000°N 79.71944°W |
| River mouth | South Branch French Creek about 0.25 miles west of Lovell, Pennsylvania 1,358 ft (414 m) 41°54′23″N 079°42′42″W / 41.90639°N 79.71167°W |
| Length | 5.52 mi (8.88 km) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | south |
| River system | Allegheny River |
| Basin size | 4.86 square miles (12.6 km2) |
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| Bridges | Follett Road, Thompson Road, Turnpike Road, US 6 |
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.
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.
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