Beaver Run (Catawissa Creek tributary)

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
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
  elevation
649 ft (198 m)
Length6.2 mi (10.0 km)
Basin size9.60 sq mi (24.9 km2)
Basin features
ProgressionCatawissa Creek → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay
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