Beaver Run (Bowman Creek)
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Beaver Run looking downstream near its mouth in Noxen
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| Basin features | |
| Main source | wetland on Kocher Mountain in Lake Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania between 2,100 and 2,120 feet (640 and 646 m) |
| River mouth | Bowman Creek in Noxen Township, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania 948 ft (289 m) 41°24′57″N 76°02′42″W / 41.41573°N 76.04509°WCoordinates: 41°24′57″N 76°02′42″W / 41.41573°N 76.04509°W |
| Progression | Bowman Creek → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay |
| Basin size | 10.6 sq mi (27 km2) |
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| Physical characteristics | |
| Length | 7.7 mi (12.4 km) |
Beaver Run is a tributary of Bowman Creek in Luzerne County and Wyoming County, in Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 7.7 miles (12.4 km) long and flows through Lake Township in Luzerne County and Noxen Township in Wyoming County. The watershed of the stream has an area of 10.6 square miles (27 km2). It is not designated as an impaired waterbody. The surficial geology in its vicinity includes alluvial fan, alluvial terrace, alluvium, Wisconsinan Till, Wisconsinan Ice-Contact Stratified Drift, fill, wetlands, and bedrock.
Beaver Run is a source of flooding in Lake Township, Luzerne County. A number of bridges have also been constructed over Beaver Run. The watershed of the stream is designated as a High Quality Coldwater Fishery and a Migratory Fishery.
Beaver Run begins in a wetland on Kocher Mountain in Lake Township, Luzerne County. It flows east-southeast for several tenths of a mile before turning south and then east. Several tenths of a mile further downstream, the stream reaches the base of the mountain and turns north-northeast, flowing through a valley. It heads in this direction for a few miles, flowing alongside Pennsylvania Route 29, receiving two unnamed tributaries from the , and passing through a wetland after its valley broadens. The stream then exits Lake Township and Luzerne County.
Upon exiting Luzerne County, Beaver Run enters Noxen Township, Wyoming County. It heads in a northeasterly direction near Sorber Mountain for several tenths of a mile before receiving an unnamed tributary from the and turning north-northwest, still flowing alongside the mountain. The stream then turns north, crossing Pennsylvania Route 29 and passing between Sorber Mountain and Grassy Ridge. After more than a mile, it enters the census-designated place of Noxen and turns northeast before leaving its valley and turning east. After several tenths of a mile, the stream gradually turns east-southeast, and several tenths of a mile after that, it reaches its confluence with Bowman Creek.
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