Sharps Run is a 4.04-mile (6.50 km) stream that drains into the Southwest Branch Rancocas Creek, in Burlington County, New Jersey.
Sharps Run is generally a slow-flowing river, but has been known to flood and flow rapidly during rain.
The name "Sharps Run" has been attributed to maps as early as the early/mid 19th century.
The riparian buffer zone of Sharps Run, despite recent developments near the river, has remained a healthy size.
Sharps Run has had problems with fecal coliform and pathogens in the past, mostly due to non-point sources such as excessive goose populations and wastes, and agricultural runoff.