Bennys Run

Bennys Run
Buddys Run, Benny's Run
Bennys Run looking downstream
Etymologya local resident named "Benny"
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationpond in Shamokin Township, Pennsylvania
 • elevationbetween 840 and 860 feet (256 and 262 m)
Mouth 
 • location
Shamokin Creek in Shamokin Township, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates
40°49′25″N 76°35′07″W / 40.82360°N 76.58524°W / 40.82360; -76.58524
 • elevation
584 ft (178 m)
Length3.8 mi (6.1 km)
Basin size6.12 sq mi (15.9 km2)
Basin features
ProgressionShamokin Creek → Susquehanna RiverChesapeake Bay
Tributaries 
 • leftfour unnamed tributaries
 • rightone unnamed tributary

Bennys Run (also known as Buddys Run or Benny's Run) is a tributary of Shamokin Creek in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 3.8 miles (6.1 km) long and flows through Shamokin Township.[1] The watershed of the stream has an area of 6.12 square miles (15.9 km2). The stream is not designated as an impaired waterbody and it has a relatively high level of water quality. It is a small, shallow stream and its watershed is designated as a Coldwater Fishery and a Migratory Fishery. A few bridges have been constructed across the stream.

  1. ^ United States Geological Survey, The National Map Viewer, archived from the original on March 29, 2012, retrieved August 13, 2015