Английская Википедия:Bean Run
Шаблон:Infobox river Bean Run is a tributary of Bowman Creek in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately Шаблон:Convert long and flows through Ross Township.[1] The watershed of the stream has an area of Шаблон:Convert. The stream's watershed is designated as a High-Quality Coldwater Fishery and a Migratory Fishery.
Course
Bean Run begins in a pond or small lake in Ross Township. It flows south-southeast for a few tenths of a mile, passing through another pond or small lake, and its valley narrows. The stream then turns south-southwest for several tenths of a mile as its valley deepens before receiving an unnamed tributary from the right. It then turns southeast for several tenths of a mile as its valley broadens. The stream then reaches its confluence with Bowman Creek.[1]
Bean Run joins Bowman Creek Шаблон:Convert upstream of its mouth.[2]
Tributaries
Bean Run has no named tributaries, but it does have one unnamed tributary.[1] This tributary is known as the west branch of Bean Run.[3]
Hydrology
Bean Run is not designated as an impaired waterbody.[4]
Geography and geology
The elevation near the mouth of Bean Run is Шаблон:Convert above sea level.[5] The elevation of the stream's source is between Шаблон:Convert above sea level.[1]
The surficial geology near the mouth of Bean Run consists of alluvium, Wisconsinan Ice-Contact Stratified Drift, and fill. Further upstream, there is mostly Wisconsinan Till, but also patches of Wisconsinan Bouldery Till and bedrock consisting of sandstone and shale.[6]
Watershed
The watershed of Bean Run has an area of Шаблон:Convert.[2] The stream is entirely within the United States Geological Survey quadrangle of Sweet Valley.[5] Its mouth is located at Mountain Springs.[2]
History and recreation
Bean Run was entered into the Geographic Names Information System on August 2, 1979. Its identifier in the Geographic Names Information System is 1168847.[5]
A portion of Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 57 are in the watershed of Bean Run.[3]
Biology
The drainage basin of Bean Run is designated as a High-Quality Coldwater Fishery and a Migratory Fishery.[7] Wild trout naturally reproduce in the stream from its headwaters downstream to its mouth.[8]
There are artificial ponds located along an unnamed tributary to Bean Run. A number of wetland birds have been observed there.[3]
See also
- Wolf Run (Bowman Creek), next tributary of Bowman Creek going downstream
- South Branch Bowman Creek, next tributary of Bowman Creek going upstream
- North Branch Bowman Creek, next tributary of Bowman Creek going upstream
- List of rivers of Pennsylvania
- List of tributaries of Bowman Creek
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