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Thompson Run (Beaver River tributary)

Coordinates: 40°48′37″N 080°19′04″W / 40.81028°N 80.31778°W / 40.81028; -80.31778
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Thompson Run
Tributary to Beaver River
Thompson Run (Beaver River tributary) is located in Pennsylvania
Thompson Run (Beaver River tributary)
Location of Thompson Run mouth
Thompson Run (Beaver River tributary) is located in the United States
Thompson Run (Beaver River tributary)
Thompson Run (Beaver River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States of America
StatePennsylvania
CountyBeaver
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between Thompson Run and Brush Run
 • locationabout 2 miles east of Homewood, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates40°48′22″N 080°17′20″W / 40.80611°N 80.28889°W / 40.80611; -80.28889[1]
 • elevation1,140 ft (350 m)[2]
MouthBeaver River
 • location
Homewood, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates
40°48′37″N 080°19′04″W / 40.81028°N 80.31778°W / 40.81028; -80.31778[1]
 • elevation
735 ft (224 m)[2]
Length1.32 mi (2.12 km)[3]
Basin size1.51 square miles (3.9 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • average1.63 cu ft/s (0.046 m3/s) at mouth with Beaver River[4]
Basin features
ProgressionBeaver RiverOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemBeaver River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed 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]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Thompson Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Beaver River Topo Map, Beaver County PA (Beaver Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "Thompson Run Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 25 August 2019.