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Towson Run

Coordinates: 39°23′22″N 76°38′35″W / 39.38936°N 76.64299°W / 39.38936; -76.64299
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Towson Run
A portion of Towson Run meanders into Glen Woods on the campus of Towson University.[1]
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMaryland
CountyBaltimore County
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationBaltimore County, Maryland, United States
Mouth 
 • location
Baltimore County, Maryland, United States
 • coordinates
39°23′22″N 76°38′35″W / 39.38936°N 76.64299°W / 39.38936; -76.64299

Towson Run is a tributary of Jones Falls, a stream in Baltimore County, Maryland, in the United States.[2] The stream runs north through Sheppard Pratt and Towson University, near the communities of Rodgers Forge and Armagh Village.[3]

Geology

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The type locality of the Baltimore Gneiss outcrops along Towson Run from Bellona Avenue to Towsontown Boulevard.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Towson University's Glen Woods". Open Green Map. 2015. Retrieved 2019-08-23.
  2. ^ Patti, John (2019-05-01). "More Than 5,000 Pounds of Trash Removed From Towson Streams". WBAL NewsRadio. Retrieved 2019-08-21.
  3. ^ Knezevich, Alison (2014-11-28). "Towson Run contains bacterial contamination, Balto. Co. officials say". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 2019-08-21.
  4. ^ Crowley, William Patrick (1976). "The geology of the crystalline rocks near Baltimore and its bearing on the evolution of the eastern Maryland Piedmont". Report of Investigations No. 27. Maryland Geological Survey: 5.