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Boyers Run is a
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of the
Susquehanna River The Susquehanna River ( ; Unami language, Lenape: ) is a major river located in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, crossing three lower Northeastern United States, Northeast states (New York, Pennsylvani ...
in Juniata County and
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, in
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, in the United States. It is approximately long and flows through Susquehanna Township in Juniata County and Liverpool Township in Perry County. The watershed of the stream has an area of . The stream has one unnamed tributary and is not designated as an impaired waterbody. The drainage basin of Boyers Run is designated as a Warmwater Fishery and a Migratory Fishery.


Course

Boyers Run begins in a narrow valley in Susquehanna Township, Juniata County, near the Juniata County/Perry County line. It flows east-northeast roughly parallel to the county line for a few miles. The stream then turns south for a short distance, leaving Susquehanna Township and Juniata County and entering Liverpool Township, Perry County. Here, it receives an unnamed tributary from the
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and turns southeast. A short distance further downstream, the stream leaves its valley and turns east, crossing Pennsylvania Route 104 and then
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before reaching its confluence with the Susquehanna River. Boyers Run joins the Susquehanna River upriver of its mouth.


Hydrology, geography and geology

The elevation near the
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of Boyers Run is above
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. The elevation of the stream's
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is . Boyers Run is located to the south of Turkey Ridge. Boyers Run is not designated as an impaired waterbody.


Watershed and biology

The
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of Boyers run has an area of . The stream is entirely within the
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quadrangle of Millersburg. Its mouth is located near
Liverpool Liverpool is a port City status in the United Kingdom, city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. It is situated on the eastern side of the River Mersey, Mersey Estuary, near the Irish Sea, north-west of London. With a population ...
. The drainage basin of Boyers Run is designated as a Warmwater Fishery and a Migratory Fishery.


History

Boyers Run was entered into the
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on August 2, 1979. Its identifier in the Geographic Names Information System is 1170099. The
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was once issued an Encroachment permit to build and maintain a long section of
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impacting of
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s in the vicinity of Boyers Run and other streams, including Bargers Run and
Mahantango Creek Mahantango Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed August 8, 2011 tributary of the Susquehanna River in Dauphin, Northumberland, Schuylkill, and Snyder County coun ...
.


See also

*
Mahantango Creek Mahantango Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed August 8, 2011 tributary of the Susquehanna River in Dauphin, Northumberland, Schuylkill, and Snyder County coun ...
, next tributary of the Susquehanna River going downriver * Mahantango Creek (Snyder and Juniata Counties, Pennsylvania), next tributary of the Susquehanna River going upriver *
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References

{{authority control Rivers of Juniata County, Pennsylvania Rivers of Perry County, Pennsylvania Tributaries of the Susquehanna River Rivers of Pennsylvania