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Bean Run

Coordinates: 41°21′01″N 76°12′17″W / 41.35030°N 76.20477°W / 41.35030; -76.20477
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Bean Run
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationpond or small lake in Ross Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
 • elevationbetween 2,080 and 2,100 feet (634 and 640 m)
Mouth 
 • location
Bowman Creek at Mountain Springs in Ross Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates
41°21′01″N 76°12′17″W / 41.35030°N 76.20477°W / 41.35030; -76.20477
 • elevation
1,811 ft (552 m)
Length1.3 mi (2.1 km)
Basin size
1.69 mi2 (4.4 km2)
Basin features
ProgressionBowman Creek → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay
Tributaries 
 • rightone unnamed tributary ("west branch of Bean Run")

Bean Run is a tributary of Bowman Creek in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 1.3 miles (2.1 km) long and flows through Ross Township.[1] The watershed of the stream has an area of 1.69 square miles (4.4 km2). 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 24.98 miles (40.20 km) 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 1,811 feet (552 m) above sea level.[5] The elevation of the stream's source is between 2,080 and 2,100 feet (634 and 640 m) 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 1.69 square miles (4.4 km2).[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

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 United States Geological Survey, The National Map Viewer, archived from the original on March 29, 2012, retrieved October 19, 2015
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Pennsylvania Gazetteer of Streams (PDF), November 2, 2001, p. 30, archived from the original (PDF) on September 17, 2015, retrieved October 19, 2015
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program (2006), A NATURAL AREAS INVENTORY LUZERNE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA (PDF), p. 139, retrieved October 19, 2015
  4. ↑ United States Environmental Protection Agency, Assessment Summary for Reporting Year 2006 Pennsylvania, Upper Susquehanna-Tunkhannock Watershed, retrieved October 19, 2015{{citation}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Geographic Names Information System, Feature Detail Report for: Bean Run, retrieved October 19, 2015[permanent dead link]
  6. ↑ Duane D. Braun (2007), SURFICIAL GEOLOGY OF THE SWEET VALLEY 7.5-MINUTE QUADRANGLE, LUZERNE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA (PDF), p. 17, archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2007, retrieved October 19, 2015
  7. ↑ "§ 93.9i. Drainage List I. Susquehanna River Basin in Pennsylvania Susquehanna River", Pennsylvania Code, retrieved October 19, 2015
  8. ↑ Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (August 2015), Pennsylvania Wild Trout Waters (Natural Reproduction) - August 2015 (PDF), p. 50, archived from the original (PDF) on July 1, 2015, retrieved October 19, 2015
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