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Thompson Run
Thompson Run (Beaver River tributary) is located in Pennsylvania
Thompson Run (Beaver River tributary)
Thompson Run (Beaver River tributary) is located in the United States
Thompson Run (Beaver River tributary)
Location of Thompson Run mouth
Other name(s) Tributary to Beaver River
Country United States of America
State Pennsylvania
County Beaver
Physical characteristics
Main source divide between Thompson Run and Brush Run
about 2 miles east of Homewood, Pennsylvania
1,140 ft (350 m)
40°48′22″N 080°17′20″W / 40.80611°N 80.28889°W / 40.80611; -80.28889
River mouth Beaver River
Homewood, Pennsylvania
735 ft (224 m)
40°48′37″N 080°19′04″W / 40.81028°N 80.31778°W / 40.81028; -80.31778
Length 1.32 mi (2.12 km)
Basin features
Progression west
River system Beaver River
Basin size 1.51 square miles (3.9 km2)
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.

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