Thompson Run (Beaver River tributary)
Thompson Run Tributary to Beaver River | |
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![]() ![]() Location of Thompson Run mouth | |
Location | |
Country | United States of America |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Beaver |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | divide between Thompson Run and Brush Run |
• location | about 2 miles east of Homewood, Pennsylvania |
• coordinates | 40°48′22″N 080°17′20″W / 40.80611°N 80.28889°W[1] |
• elevation | 1,140 ft (350 m)[2] |
Mouth | Beaver River |
• location | Homewood, Pennsylvania |
• coordinates | 40°48′37″N 080°19′04″W / 40.81028°N 80.31778°WCoordinates: 40°48′37″N 080°19′04″W / 40.81028°N 80.31778°W[1] |
• elevation | 735 ft (224 m)[2] |
Length | 1.32 mi (2.12 km)[3] |
Basin size | 1.51 square miles (3.9 km2)[4] |
Discharge | |
• average | 1.63 cu ft/s (0.046 m3/s) at mouth with Beaver River[4] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Beaver River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
River system | Beaver River |
Tributaries | |
• left | unnamed tributaries |
• right | unnamed tributaries |
Thompson Run is a tributary of the Beaver River in western Pennsylvania. The stream rises in north-central Beaver County and flows west entering the Beaver River at Homewood, Pennsylvania. The watershed is roughly 12.5% agricultural, 54% forested and the rest is other uses.[4]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Thompson Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Beaver River Topo Map, Beaver County PA (Beaver Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- ^ a b c "Thompson Run Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
Categories:
- Rivers of Pennsylvania
- Tributaries of the Beaver River
- Rivers of Beaver County, Pennsylvania
- Allegheny Plateau
- Pennsylvania river stubs