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]
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]
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]
