Cranberry Run

Cranberry Run is a tributary of Catawissa Creek in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 2.0 miles (3.2 km) long and flows through Beaver Township. The watershed of the stream has an area of 1.83 square miles (4.7 km2). The stream is considered to be a Coldwater Fishery. The main rock formations in the stream's watershed are the Mauch Chunk Formation and the Pocono Formation and the main soils are the Leck Kill soil and the Hazleton soil.

Cranberry Run
Cranberry Run in its lower reaches
Etymologycranberry bogs at its headwaters
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationCatawissa Mountain in Beaver Township, Columbia County, Pennsylvania
  elevation1,660 ft (510 m)
Mouth 
  location
Catawissa Creek in Beaver Township, Columbia County, Pennsylvania
  coordinates
40°55′13″N 76°15′19″W
  elevation
754 ft (230 m)
Length2.0 mi (3.2 km)
Basin size1.83 sq mi (4.7 km2)
Basin features
ProgressionCatawissa Creek → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay
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