Beaver Run (Catawissa Creek)
| Beaver Run | |
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Beaver Run looking upstream near Shumans, Pennsylvania, not far from its mouth
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| Etymology | named after beavers |
| Basin features | |
| Main source | valley in Beaver Township, Columbia County, Pennsylvania 1,040 ft (320 m) |
| River mouth | Catawissa Creek in Beaver Township, Columbia County, Pennsylvania 649 ft (198 m) 40°57′08″N 76°18′33″W / 40.95212°N 76.30916°WCoordinates: 40°57′08″N 76°18′33″W / 40.95212°N 76.30916°W |
| Progression | Catawissa Creek → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay |
| Basin size | 9.60 sq mi (24.9 km2) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Length | 6.2 mi (10.0 km) |
Beaver Run is a tributary of Catawissa Creek in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 6.2 miles (10.0 km) long and flows through Beaver Township. The stream's watershed has an area of 9.60 miles (15.45 km). Wetlands are present in the watershed. The stream was named by Alexander McCauley in 1774.
Beaver Run begins in a valley in Beaver Township, a few hundred feet from the border between Columbia County and Luzerne County. The stream flows north for a short distance before turning west, flows west and slightly south for several miles between McCauley Mountain and Buck Mountain, eventually turns northwest and then southwest less than a mile later. A short distance downstream, it turns west and crosses Pennsylvania Route 339, then reaches its confluence with Catawissa Creek.
Beaver Run joins Catawissa Creek 13.02 miles (20.95 km) upstream of its mouth.
While Beaver Run has no named tributaries, it has two numbered tributaries: Trib 27552 and Trib 27553.
The elevation near the mouth of Beaver Run is 649 feet (198 m) above sea level. The elevation of the stream's source is just over 1,040 feet (320 m) above sea level.
Beaver Run is a fairly slow-moving stream. It is also relatively wide in some places.
The watershed of Beaver Run is mostly or entirely on rock of the Mauch Chunk Formation. The soil in the watershed is Leck Kill soil.
The watershed of Beaver Run has an area of 9.60 miles (15.45 km). Most of the watershed is in Beaver Township, Columbia County, but a small portion extends into Luzerne County. The wetlands on the creek's upper reaches are the largest and most biologically diverse wetlands in Columbia County.
Much of the watershed of Beaver Run is in agricultural land. The stream's valley is fairly narrow and situated between Buck Mountain and McCauley Mountain.
The community of Shumans is near the stream's mouth. Main roads in its watershed are Pennsylvania Route 339, Beaver Valley Road and Mountain Shadow Lane.
Scotch Run was most likely named by Alexander McCauley in 1774. A legend says that he named the stream so after watching a group of beavers construct a dam on it. Beaver Township is in turn named after the stream.
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