Conety Run

Conety Run
Other name Conety's Run
Origin Stony Cabin Ridge in Fairview Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Mouth Little Nescopeck Creek in Dennison Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
41°06′02″N 75°50′32″W / 41.1005°N 75.8423°W / 41.1005; -75.8423Coordinates: 41°06′02″N 75°50′32″W / 41.1005°N 75.8423°W / 41.1005; -75.8423
Progression Little Nescopeck Creek → Nescopeck Creek → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay
Length 3.6 mi (5.8 km)
Source elevation between 1,980 and 2,000 feet (600 and 610 m)
Mouth elevation 1,178 ft (359 m)
Basin area 2.32 sq mi (6.0 km2)

Conety Run (also known as Conety's Run[1]) is a tributary of Little Nescopeck Creek in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 3.6 miles (5.8 km) long and flows through Fairview Township and Dennison Township.[2] The watershed of the stream has an area of 2.32 square miles (6.0 km2). The stream is designated as Class A Wild Trout Waters, but was historically stocked. It has an alkalinity concentration of 2 milligrams per liter, but is slightly acidic. The surficial geology in its vicinity mainly consists of alluvium, Wisconsinan Till, Wisconsinan Ice-Contact Stratified Drift, and bedrock consisting of sandstone and shale.

Course

Conety Run begins on Stony Cabin Ridge in Fairview Township. It flows west for a short distance before turning south-southwest for several tenths of a mile. It then passes through Fountain Lake and turns south for several tenths of a mile. The stream then enters Dennison Township and turns south-southeast. After more than a mile, it turns south-southwest and then south, crossing Pennsylvania Route 437. The stream then flows south-southeast for several tenths of a mile until it reaches its confluence with Little Nescopeck Creek.[2]

Conety Run joins Little Nescopeck Creek 1.00 mile (1.61 km) upstream of its mouth.[3]

Hydrology

Conety Run is not considered to be impaired.[4] The concentration of alkalinity in Conety Run is 2 milligrams per liter.[5] The stream is slightly acidic, with a pH of 6.2. The concentration of water hardness is 5 milligrams per liter.[6]

The specific conductance of the waters of Conety Run is 22 micro-siemens.[6]

Geography and geology

The elevation near the mouth of Conety Run is 1,178 feet (359 m) above sea level.[7] The elevation near the stream's source is between 1,980 and 2,000 feet (600 and 610 m) above sea level.[2]

The surficial geology along the lower reaches of Conety Run mainly consists of alluvium. However, bedrock consisting of sandstone and shale, a glacial or resedimented till known as Wisconsinan Till, and a small patch of Wisconsinan Ice-Contact Stratified Drift are also present in the stream's vicinity.[8] In the stream's upper reaches, the surficial geology consists almost entirely of bedrock and Wisconsinan Till.[9]

Watershed

The watershed of Conety Run has an area of 2.32 square miles (6.0 km2).[3] The mouth of the stream is in the United States Geological Survey quadrangle of White Haven. However, its source is in the quadrangle of Wilkes-Barre East.[7] The watershed is in the northwestern part of the Nescopeck Creek watershed. The watershed is considerably longer than it is wide.[6]

Considerably more than 80 percent of the watershed of Conety Run is forested land.[6]

There are fewer than 20 miles (32 km) of local roads in the watershed of Conety Run. There are only a few miles of state roads in the watershed.[6] Pennsylvania Route 437 is in the vicinity of the stream.[10]

A lake known as Fountain Lake is located near the headwaters of Conety Run.[1]

History

Conety Run was entered into the Geographic Names Information System on August 2, 1979. Its identifier in the Geographic Names Information System is 1172312.[7]

The community of Glen Summit Springs was historically located near Conety Run. The Central Railroad of New Jersey and the Lehigh Valley Railroad also passed through that area.[1]

In 2012, the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission requested that Conety Run, along with several dozen other streams in Pennsylvania, be upgraded to High-Quality Coldwater Fishery status. This was requested because of the Class A Wild Trout Waters status of the streams.[11]

Biology

Conety Run is considered by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission to be Class A Wild Trout Waters for brook trout from its headwaters downstream to its mouth.[5] It has held this status since at least 2012.[11] However, the stream is considered to be infertile.[6]

Fish were stocked in Conety Run in the early 1960s.[12]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Water Supply Commission of Pennsylvania (1920), Water Resources Inventory Report ..., Part 6, p. 395, retrieved March 9, 2015
  2. 1 2 3 United States Geological Survey, The National Map Viewer, retrieved March 8, 2015
  3. 1 2 Pennsylvania Gazetteer of Streams (PDF), November 2, 2001, p. 49, retrieved March 8, 2015
  4. ↑ United States Environmental Protection Agency (2006), Assessment Summary for Reporting Year 2006 Pennsylvania, Upper Susquehanna-Lackawanna Watershed, retrieved March 9, 2015
  5. 1 2 Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (December 16, 2013), Class A Wild Trout Waters (PDF), p. 24, retrieved March 9, 2015
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pennsylvania State University (Spring 2002), Nescopeck Creek Watershed Stewardship Report (PDF), pp. 20, 55, 71, 96–97, retrieved March 9, 2015
  7. 1 2 3 Geographic Names Information System, Feature Detail Report for: Conety Run, retrieved March 8, 2015
  8. ↑ Duane D. Braun (2009), Surficial geology of the White Haven 7.5-minute quadrangle, Carbon and Luzerne Counties, Pennsylvania, p. 14, retrieved March 9, 2015
  9. ↑ Duane D. Braun (2008), Surficial geology of the Wilkes-Barre East 7.5-minute quadrangle, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, p. 14, retrieved March 9, 2015
  10. ↑ Travis Kellar (January 25, 2014), Route 437 closed due to bubble in the roadway, The Times Leader, retrieved March 9, 2015
  11. 1 2 NOTICES Stream Redesignation Evaluations; Water Quality Standards Review, Pennsylvania Bulletin, May 26, 2012, retrieved March 9, 2015
  12. ↑ The Plain Speaker from Hazleton, Pennsylvania · Page 14, The Plain Speaker, April 27, 1961, p. 14, retrieved March 9, 2015

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