Butternut Run
Butternut Run is a tributary of Bowman Creek in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) long and flows through Lake Township. The watershed of the stream has an area of 1.30 square miles (3.4 km2). The surficial geology along the stream consists of Wisconsinan Till. Its drainage basin is designated as a High-Quality Coldwater Fishery and a Migratory Fishery and the stream is Class A Wild Trout Waters.
| Butternut Run | |
|---|---|
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | head of a valley on Kocher Mountain in Lake Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania |
| • elevation | between 2,060 and 2,080 feet (628 and 634 m) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Bowman Creek near Mountain Springs in Lake Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania |
• coordinates | 41°22′24″N 76°08′55″W |
• elevation | 1,440 ft (440 m) |
| Length | 1.5 mi (2.4 km) |
| Basin size | 1.30 sq mi (3.4 km2) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Bowman Creek → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | one unnamed tributary |
| • right | one unnamed tributary |
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