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Eckles Run
Eckles Run is located in Pennsylvania
Eckles Run
Eckles Run is located in the United States
Eckles Run
Location of Eckles Run mouth
Other name(s) Tributary to Beaver River
Country United States of America
State Pennsylvania
County Lawrence
Physical characteristics
Main source divide between Eckles Run and North Fork Little Beaver Creek
about 0.5 miles west of Coverdale, Pennsylvania
1,120 ft (340 m)
40°52′40″N 080°22′39″W / 40.87778°N 80.37750°W / 40.87778; -80.37750
River mouth Beaver River
Wampum, Pennsylvania
740 ft (230 m)
40°53′36″N 080°20′25″W / 40.89333°N 80.34028°W / 40.89333; -80.34028
Length 3.18 mi (5.12 km)
Basin features
Progression north then southeast
River system Beaver River
Basin size 3.03 square miles (7.8 km2)
Tributaries
  • Left:
    unnamed tributaries
  • Right:
    unnamed tributaries

Eckles Run is a tributary of the Beaver River in western Pennsylvania. The stream rises in south-central Lawrence County and flows east entering the Beaver River at Wampum, Pennsylvania. The watershed is roughly 35% agricultural, 54% forested and the rest is other uses. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.

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