Harker's Run (or Harkers Run, as shown on federal maps) is a

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originating in Preble County, Ohio. Harker's Run drains into Four Mile Creek on the eastern edge of the campus of

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just north of where the Trenton Oxford Road crosses Four Mile/Talawanda Creek. The stream flows roughly from north to south, and is approximately in total length.U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data
The National Map
accessed May 19, 2011 The elevation at the mouth of the stream is

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. At its highest point, the stream is at approximately elevation. The stream is crossed by bridges on Bonham Road, Somerville Road, Hamilton Richmond Road, and Oxford Germantown Road. Much of Harker's Run lies within the Bachelor Wildlife and Game Reserve, owned and managed by Miami University (Oxford Township, Butler County, Ohio). The preserve contains land once owned by Joseph M. Bachelor, a

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of English at the university from 1927 to 1946, which was willed to the university upon his death in 1947.Harmon, Sally and Myers, Max and Lane, Spencer (2002)
"Ecological Succession and Invertebrate Diversity at Harker's Run"
Retrieved Aug. 16, 2006. An extensive

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system in the Reserve includes a long swinging

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across Harker's Run.Miami University (2006).
Miami University Natural Areas: Trails
Retrieved Aug. 16, 2006. The confluence of this tributary to the larger Four Mile/Talawanda Creek is south of the historic Zachariah Price Dewitt Cabin. There is parking on the east side of the

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bridge across Four Mile/Talawanda Creek on the north side of the road.

References

* Western Biographical Publishing Co. (1882
Oxford Township A History and Biographical Cyclopædia of Butler County Ohio
Western Biographical Publishing Co., Cincinnati, Ohio. pp. 502–504. * Wright, Charles. (1976). "The Ballad of Elliot Harker and Ellen Vane." ''The Oxford Press Bicentennial Series''. Oxford, Ohio: The Oxford Press, published weekly between July 1975 and July 1976. {{authority control Rivers of Preble County, Ohio Rivers of Ohio Miami University Rivers of Butler County, Ohio

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