Beaver Run (Catawissa Creek tributary)

Beaver Run
Map
Etymologynamed after beavers
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationvalley in Beaver Township, Columbia County, Pennsylvaniavalley in Beaver Township, Columbia County, Pennsylvania
 • elevation1,040 ft (320 m)
Mouth 
 • location
Catawissa Creek in Beaver Township, Columbia County, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates
40°57′08″N 76°18′33″W / 40.95212°N 76.30916°W / 40.95212; -76.30916
 • elevation
649 ft (198 m)
Length6.2 mi (10.0 km)
Basin size9.60 sq mi (24.9 km2)
Basin features
ProgressionCatawissa Creek → Susquehanna RiverChesapeake Bay

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.[1] 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.

  1. ^ United States Geological Survey, The National Map Viewer, archived from the original on March 29, 2012, retrieved September 9, 2014