Snake Run (Beaver River tributary)
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CountryUnited States of America
StatePennsylvania
CountyLawrence
Sourcedivide between Snake Run and McKee Run
| Snake Run Tributary to Beaver River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Snake Run mouth  Snake Run (Beaver River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States of America |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Lawrence |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | divide between Snake Run and McKee Run |
| • location | about 3 miles east of West Pittsburg, Pennsylvania |
| • coordinates | 40°56′05″N 080°18′47″W / 40.93472°N 80.31306°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,200 ft (370 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Beaver River |
• location | Wampum, Pennsylvania |
• coordinates | 40°53′23″N 080°20′11″W / 40.88972°N 80.33639°W[1] |
• elevation | 740 ft (230 m)[2] |
| Length | 3.25 mi (5.23 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 2.99 square miles (7.7 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 3.50 cu ft/s (0.099 m3/s) at mouth with Beaver River[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | southwest |
| River system | Beaver River |
| 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.[4]