Hog Run

Hog Run
Origin valley in Davidson Township, Sullivan County, Pennsylvania
Mouth Elk Run in Davidson Township, Sullivan County, Pennsylvania
41°19′21″N 76°25′15″W / 41.3224°N 76.4208°WCoordinates: 41°19′21″N 76°25′15″W / 41.3224°N 76.4208°W
Progression Elk Run → West Branch Fishing Creek → Fishing Creek → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay
Length 2.0 mi (3.2 km)
Source elevation between 2,340 and 2,360 feet (710 and 720 m)
Mouth elevation 1,384 ft (422 m)
Basin area 1.05 sq mi (2.7 km2)

Hog Run is a tributary of Elk Run in Sullivan County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 2.0 miles (3.2 km) long and flows through Davidson Township.[1] The watershed of the stream has an area of 1.05 square miles (2.7 km2). The stream is considered to be impaired by atmospheric deposition and metals. Wisconsinan Ice-Conract Stratified Drift, Wisconsinan Till, and bedrock consisting of shale and sandstone occur in the stream's vicinity.

Course

Hog Run begins in a valley in Davidson Township. It flows south for several tenths of a mile and its valley deepens. The stream then turns south-southwest for nearly a mile and the valley continues to deepen. It then turns south and then southwest. After a short distance, it reaches its confluence with Elk Run.[1]

Hog Run joins Elk Run 1.46 miles (2.35 km) upstream of its mouth.[2]

Hydrology

A total of 2.02 miles (3.25 km) of Hog Run is considered to be impaired. This is approximately 4.97 percent of all the impaired streams in the watersheds of East Branch Fishing Creek and West Branch Fishing Creek. The cause of the impairment is atmospheric deposition and metals.[3]

Hog Run does not attain the stream standards of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.[4]

Geography and geology

The elevation near the mouth of Elk Run is 1,384 feet (422 m) above sea level.[5] The elevation of the stream's source is between 2,340 and 2,360 feet (710 and 720 m) above sea level.[1]

Hog Run is on bedrock consisting of sandstone and shale for nearly all of its length. However, Wisconsinan Ice-Conract Stratified Drift occurs near the stream's mouth. Wisconsinan Ice-Conract Stratified Drift contains stratified sand and gravel, as well as some boulders. A glacial or resedimented till known as the Wisconsinan Till occurs near the headwaters of the stream.[6]

Watershed

The watershed of Hog Run has an area of 1.05 square miles (2.7 km2).[2] The stream is entirely within the United States Geological Survey quadrangle of Elk Grove.[5]

The streambed of Hog Run is publicly owned. It is one of twenty streams in the Upper Susquehanna-Lackawanna drainage basin whose streambed is public property.[7] The streambeds of the two other named tributaries of Elk Run (Long Run and Gallows Run) are also publicly owned, as is the streambed of Elk Run itself.[7][8]

History

Elk Run was entered into the Geographic Names Information System on August 2, 1979. Its identifier in the Geographic Names Information System is 1177171.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 United States Geological Survey, The National Map Viewer, retrieved January 10, 2015
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Pennsylvania Gazetteer of Streams, November 2, 2001, p. 74, retrieved January 10, 2015
  3. ↑ Rod Morehart (2006), Sullivan County's Implementation Plan For the Chesapeake Bay Tributary Strategy, p. 5, retrieved January 10, 2015
  4. ↑ Attaining/Non-Attaining Streams, June 26, 2012, retrieved January 10, 2015
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Geographic Names Information System, Feature Detail Report for: Hog Run, retrieved January 10, 2015
  6. ↑ Duane D. Braun (2007), SURFICIAL GEOLOGY OF THE ELK GROVE 7.5-MINUTE QUADRANGLE SULLIVAN, COLUMBIA, AND LYCOMING COUNTIES, PENNSYLVANIA, p. 20, retrieved January 10, 2015
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Publicly-Owned Streambeds (See Note on Page 6) by Hydrologic Unit Code 8 (HUC8) Watershed, pp. 5, 6, retrieved January 10, 2015
  8. ↑ United States Geological Survey (1991), davidson.jpg, retrieved January 10, 2015