Alder Run

Alder Run
Tributary to French Creek
Location of Alder Run mouth
Alder Run (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyErie County
Physical characteristics
SourceBentley Run divide
 • locationabout 3 miles northwest of Beaver Dam, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates41°56′03″N 079°48′09″W / 41.93417°N 79.80250°W / 41.93417; -79.80250
 • elevation1,420 ft (430 m)
MouthFrench Creek
 • location
about 3.5 miles southwest of Wattsburg, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates
41°58′16″N 079°51′40″W / 41.97111°N 79.86111°W / 41.97111; -79.86111
 • elevation
1,243 ft (379 m)
Length4.52 mi (7.27 km)
Basin size7.07 square miles (18.3 km2)
Discharge 
 • locationFrench Creek
 • average13.68 cu ft/s (0.387 m3/s) at mouth with French Creek
Basin features
Progressiongenerally northwest
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.