Luphers Run

Luphers Run begins on a large ridge in Beaver Township. It flows north-northwest for several tenths of a mile before receiving an unnamed tributary from Bear Spring on the right. The stream then continues flowing north-northwest for more than a mile before reaching the bottom of the ridge. At this point, it turns northwest for a few tenths of a mile and enters Beavertown. In Beavertown, the stream turns north-northwest for a few tenths of a mile, crossing US Route 522 and reaching its confluence with Kern Run.

Luphers Run joins Kern Run {{convert|1.34|mi|km}} upstream of its mouth.{{Citation|url = http://www.lycoming.edu/cwi/pdfs/paGazetterOfStreams.pdf|title = Pennsylvania Gazetteer of Streams|page = 93|date = November 2, 2001|accessdate = December 30, 2015}}

Luphers Run is designated as an impaired waterbody. The cause of the impairment is nutrients and organic enrichment/low dissolved oxygen. The likely source of the impairment is municipal point source discharges.{{Citation|author = United States Environmental Protection Agency|url = http://oaspub.epa.gov/tmdl/attains_waterbody.control?p_list_id=&p_au_id=PA218&p_cycle=2006&p_state=PA&p_report_type=A|title = 2006 Waterbody Report for Luphers Run|accessdate = December 31, 2015|author-link = United States Environmental Protection Agency}} Additionally, the headwaters of the stream are impacted by acid deposition and low pH.

The Beavertown Municipal Authority is authorized to discharge sewage from the Beavertown Municipal Authority Sewage Plant into Luphers Run. Their permit to do so will expire in 2020.{{citation|url = http://www.paworkstats.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/document/1499704/pa0022187_3_final_4-30-2015_80594_v1_pdf|title = AUTHORIZATION TO DISCHARGE UNDER THE NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTS FOR PUBLICLY OWNED TREATMENT WORKS (POTWs)|accessdate = December 31, 2015}}

The elevation near the mouth of Kern Run is {{convert|584|ft|m}} above sea level.{{Citation|author = Geographic Names Information System|url = http://gnis.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=136:3:0::NO::P3_FID,P3_TITLE:1180080,Luphers%20Run|title = Feature Detail Report for: Luphers Run|accessdate = December 30, 2015|author-link = Geographic Names Information System}} The elevation of the stream's source is {{convert|1814|ft|m}} above sea level.

The watershed of Luphers Run has an area of {{convert|1.79|sqmi|km2}}. The mouth of the stream is in the United States Geological Survey quadrangle of Beavertown. However its source is in the quadrangle of Beaver Springs.

The designated use for Luphers Run is aquatic life.

Flooding has been known to occur on Luphers Run in Beavertown and Beaver Township.{{citation|url = http://www.snydercounty.org/Depts/Planning/Documents/15_appendix_c-hazard_profiles_flooding.pdf|title = Snyder County Hazard Mitigation Plan Appendix C - Hazard Profile|pages = 8, 10|accessdate = December 31, 2015}}

Luphers Run was entered into the Geographic Names Information System on August 2, 1979. Its identifier in the Geographic Names Information System is 1180080.

Luphers Run has been used as a water supply for the borough of Beavertown.{{citation|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=kfHkAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Luphers+Run%22|title = The State Water Plan: Subbasin 6 : Lower Central Susquehanna River|pages = 42, 54, 82|year = 1980|accessdate = December 31, 2015}}

Wild trout naturally reproduce in Luphers Run from its headwaters downstream to its mouth.{{citation|author = Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission|url = http://fishandboat.com/trout_repro.pdf|title = Pennsylvania Wild Trout Waters (Natural Reproduction) - October 2015|page = 77|date = October 2015|accessdate = December 31, 2015|author-link = Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission}}

A site known as the Beavertown Vernal Pools is located in the vicinity of Luphers Run. The vernal pools are listed on the Snyder County Natural Heritage Inventory.{{Citation|author = Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program|url = http://www.naturalheritage.state.pa.us/CNAI_PDFs/Snyder%20County%20NHI%202007%20WEB.pdf|title = SNYDER COUNTY NATURAL HERITAGE INVENTORY|pages = 71, 103|date = December 2007|accessdate = December 31, 2015|author-link = Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program}}

• Wetzel Run, next tributary of Kern Run going downstream
• List of rivers of Pennsylvania

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Category:Rivers of Snyder County, Pennsylvania

Category:Tributaries of the Susquehanna River

Category:Rivers of Pennsylvania