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Snake Run
Snake Run (Beaver River tributary) is located in Pennsylvania
Snake Run (Beaver River tributary)
Snake Run (Beaver River tributary) is located in the United States
Snake Run (Beaver River tributary)
Location of Snake Run mouth
Other name(s) Tributary to Beaver River
Country United States of America
State Pennsylvania
County Lawrence
Physical characteristics
Main source divide between Snake Run and McKee Run
about 3 miles east of West Pittsburg, Pennsylvania
1,200 ft (370 m)
40°56′05″N 080°18′47″W / 40.93472°N 80.31306°W / 40.93472; -80.31306
River mouth Beaver River
Wampum, Pennsylvania
740 ft (230 m)
40°53′23″N 080°20′11″W / 40.88972°N 80.33639°W / 40.88972; -80.33639
Length 3.25 mi (5.23 km)
Basin features
Progression southwest
River system Beaver River
Basin size 2.99 square miles (7.7 km2)
Tributaries
  • Left:
    unnamed tributaries
  • Right:
    unnamed tributaries

Snake Run is a tributary of the Beaver River in western Pennsylvania. The stream rises in south-central Lawrence County and flows southwest entering the Beaver River at Wampum, Pennsylvania. The watershed is roughly 20% agricultural, 71% forested and the rest is other uses.

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