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Wampum Run

Coordinates: 40°53′17″N 080°20′09″W / 40.88806°N 80.33583°W / 40.88806; -80.33583
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Wampum Run
Tributary to Beaver River
Wampum Run is located in Pennsylvania
Wampum Run
Location of Wampum Run mouth
Wampum Run is located in the United States
Wampum Run
Wampum Run (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States of America
StatePennsylvania
CountyLawrence
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between Wampum Run and North Fork Little Beaver Creek
 • locationabout 2 miles south of Coverdale, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates40°51′41″N 080°21′46″W / 40.86139°N 80.36278°W / 40.86139; -80.36278[1]
 • elevation1,120 ft (340 m)[2]
MouthBeaver River
 • location
Wampum, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates
40°53′17″N 080°20′09″W / 40.88806°N 80.33583°W / 40.88806; -80.33583[1]
 • elevation
740 ft (230 m)[2]
Length2.49 mi (4.01 km)[3]
Basin size2.72 square miles (7.0 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • average3.06 cu ft/s (0.087 m3/s) at mouth with Beaver River[4]
Basin features
ProgressionBeaver RiverOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemBeaver River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries

Wampum Run is a tributary of the Beaver River in western Pennsylvania. The stream rises in south-central Lawrence County and flows northeast entering the Beaver River at Wampum, Pennsylvania. The watershed is roughly 11% agricultural, 83% forested and the rest is other uses.[4]

References

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