Thompson Run (Beaver River tributary)
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CountryUnited States of America
StatePennsylvania
CountyBeaver
Sourcedivide between Thompson Run and Brush Run
| Thompson Run Tributary to Beaver River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Thompson Run mouth  Thompson Run (Beaver River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States of America |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Beaver |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | divide between Thompson Run and Brush Run |
| • location | about 2 miles east of Homewood, Pennsylvania |
| • coordinates | 40°48′22″N 080°17′20″W / 40.80611°N 80.28889°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,140 ft (350 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Beaver River |
• location | Homewood, Pennsylvania |
• coordinates | 40°48′37″N 080°19′04″W / 40.81028°N 80.31778°W[1] |
• elevation | 735 ft (224 m)[2] |
| Length | 1.32 mi (2.12 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 1.51 square miles (3.9 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 1.63 cu ft/s (0.046 m3/s) at mouth with Beaver River[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Beaver River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
| River system | Beaver River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
Thompson Run is a tributary of the Beaver River in western Pennsylvania. The stream rises in north-central Beaver County and flows west entering the Beaver River at Homewood, Pennsylvania. The watershed is roughly 12.5% agricultural, 54% forested and the rest is other uses.[4]