Bennys Run
| Bennys Run Buddys Run, Benny's Run | |
|---|---|
Bennys Run looking downstream | |
| Etymology | a local resident named "Benny" |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | pond in Shamokin Township, Pennsylvania |
| • elevation | between 840 and 860 feet (256 and 262 m) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Shamokin Creek in Shamokin Township, Pennsylvania |
• coordinates | 40°49′25″N 76°35′07″W / 40.82360°N 76.58524°W |
• elevation | 584 ft (178 m) |
| Length | 3.8 mi (6.1 km) |
| Basin size | 6.12 mi2 (15.9 km2) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Shamokin Creek → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | four unnamed tributaries |
| • right | one unnamed tributary |
Bennys Run (also known as Buddys Run or Benny's Run) is a tributary of Shamokin Creek in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 3.8 miles (6.1 km) long and flows through Shamokin Township. The watershed of the stream has an area of 6.12 square miles (15.9 km2). The stream is not designated as an impaired waterbody and it has a relatively high level of water quality. It is a small, shallow stream and its watershed is designated as a Coldwater Fishery and a Migratory Fishery. A few bridges have been constructed across the stream.