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Snake Run (Beaver River tributary)

Coordinates: 40°53′23″N 080°20′11″W / 40.88972°N 80.33639°W / 40.88972; -80.33639
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Snake Run
Tributary to Beaver River
Snake Run (Beaver River tributary) is located in Pennsylvania
Snake Run (Beaver River tributary)
Location of Snake Run mouth
Snake Run (Beaver River tributary) is located in the United States
Snake Run (Beaver River tributary)
Snake Run (Beaver River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States of America
StatePennsylvania
CountyLawrence
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between Snake Run and McKee Run
 • locationabout 3 miles east of West Pittsburg, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates40°56′05″N 080°18′47″W / 40.93472°N 80.31306°W / 40.93472; -80.31306[1]
 • elevation1,200 ft (370 m)[2]
MouthBeaver River
 • location
Wampum, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates
40°53′23″N 080°20′11″W / 40.88972°N 80.33639°W / 40.88972; -80.33639[1]
 • elevation
740 ft (230 m)[2]
Length3.25 mi (5.23 km)[3]
Basin size2.99 square miles (7.7 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • average3.50 cu ft/s (0.099 m3/s) at mouth with Beaver River[4]
Basin features
Progressionsouthwest
River systemBeaver River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries

Snake Run is a tributary of the Beaver River in western Pennsylvania. The stream rises in south-central Lawrence County and flows southwest entering the Beaver River at Wampum, Pennsylvania. The watershed is roughly 20% agricultural, 71% forested and the rest is other uses.[4]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Snake 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 "Snake Run Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 25 August 2019.