Scotch Run (Black Creek)

Scotch Run
Other name Scotch Run Creek
Origin southern side of Nescopeck Mountain in Black Creek Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Mouth Black Creek in Black Creek Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
40°59′36″N 76°11′16″W / 40.9933°N 76.1879°WCoordinates: 40°59′36″N 76°11′16″W / 40.9933°N 76.1879°W
Progression Black Creek → Nescopeck Creek → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay
Length 1.6 mi (2.6 km)
Source elevation between 940 and 960 feet (290 and 290 m)
Mouth elevation 725 ft (221 m)

Scotch Run (also known as Scotch Run Creek[1] is a tributary of Black Creek in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 1.6 miles (2.6 km) long and flows through Black Creek Township.[2] The stream is fed by springs and is located at the base of Nescopeck Mountain. It has not been assessed by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission.

Course

Scotch Run begins on the southern side of Nescopeck Mountain in Black Creek Township, several hundred feet from the border between Luzerne County and Columbia County. It flows east for a few tenths of a mile and enters a valley. The stream then turns south for a short distance before turning east again. After a few tenths of a mile, it turns east-northeast for several tenths of a mile. It then turns east and crosses a road before reaching its confluence with Black Creek.[2]

Geography and geology

The elevation near the mouth of Scotch Run is 725 feet (221 m) above sea level.[3] The elevation near the source of the stream is between 940 and 960 feet (290 and 290 m) above sea level.[2]

Scotch Run is fed by springs. In 1965, it was noted that the stream had never run dry due to droughts for at least 52 years.[4]

Scotch Run is situated in the vicinity of the southern base of Nescopeck Mountain.[2]

Watershed

Scotch Run is entirely within the United States Geological Survey quadrangle of Nuremberg.[3]

Scotch Run is one of eleven named streams in the watershed of Nescopeck Creek that has not been assessed by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission.[5]

History

Scotch Run was entered into the Geographic Names Information System on August 1, 1989. Its identifier in the Geographic Names Information System is 1212392. The stream appears on county highway maps published by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.[3] It also appears on a 1958 map published by the Pennsylvania Fish Commission.[6]

The first tannery in Black Creek Township was constructed opposite the mouth of Scotch Run.[1] It was situated on a farm that was owned by a person named P. Swoyer in the late 1800s.[1] In 1965, the Hazleton Penn Rod and Gun Club purchased a 35-acre tract of land along the stream.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 History of Luzerne, Lackawanna, and Wyoming Counties, Pa: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of Their Prominent Men and Pioneers, 1880, p. 238
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 United States Geological Survey, The National Map Viewer, retrieved March 3, 2015
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Geographic Names Information System, Feature Detail Report for: Scotch Run, retrieved March 3, 2015
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Penn Rod and Gun Club Celebrates Anniversary at New Clubhouse", Standard-Speaker, June 22, 1965: 8, retrieved March 3, 2015 – via newspapers.com
  5. ↑ Robert Weber, Named Unassessed Streams – Nescopeck Creek (5D) HUC 10: Nescopeck Creek (0205010704), p. 2, retrieved March 4, 2015
  6. ↑ Pennsylvania Fish Commission (1958), Luzerne County Map From Luzerne County 1958 – Waters – Highway, Pennsylvania Fish Commission, retrieved March 4, 2015