Shingle Run (West Branch Run)

Shingle Run

Shingle Run in its lower reaches in wintertime
Other name(s) Thumb Shingle Mill Run
Basin
Progression West Branch Run → Little Fishing Creek → Fishing Creek → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay
Main source near Crist Hill Road in Jordan Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania
Source elevation between 1,200 feet (370 m) and 1,220 feet (370 m)
Mouth elevation 794 ft (242 m)
Basin area 1.63 sq mi (4.2 km2)
Length 2.5 mi (4.0 km)

Shingle Run is a tributary of West Branch Run in Lycoming County and Columbia County, in Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long and flows through Jordan Township, Lycoming County and Pine Township, Columbia County.[1] Its watershed has an area of 1.63 square miles (4.2 km2) and the stream has various unnamed tributaries. At least one bridge crosses the stream. The stream is inhabited by trout. It is named after nearby sawmills.

Course

Shingle Run begins near Crist Hill Road in Jordan Township, Lycoming County and flows southwest for a few hundred feet. It then turns roughly south and exits Jordan Township and Lycoming County after several hundred feet.[1]

Upon exiting Lycoming County, Shingle Run enters Pine Township, Columbia County and continues flowing roughly south, parallel to Shingle Run Road. After approximately a mile, the stream begins flowing nearly due south for more than a mile. Its valley becomes several hundred feet deep and it receives an unnamed tributary from the right. Eventually, it reaches its confluence with West Branch Run near California Hollow.[1]

Shingle Run joins West Branch Run 1.82 miles (2.93 km) miles upstream of its mouth.[2]

Tributaries

Shingle Run has a number of tributaries, which are smaller than the stream itself.[3] However, none of them are named.[1]

Geography

The elevation near the mouth of Shingle Run is 794 feet (242 m) above sea level.[4] The elevation of the stream's source is between 1,200 feet (370 m) and 1,220 feet (370 m) above sea level.[1]

At least one bridge crosses Shingle Run. It carries State Route 4028.[5]

Watershed

The watershed of Shingle Run has an area of 1.63 square miles (4.2 km2).[2] Its watershed is part of the Lower North Branch Susquehanna River drainage basin.[6] The stream is in the United States Geological Survey quadrangle of Lairdsville.[4] Its mouth is in the southern part of Pine Township, Columbia County and is near the community of Pine Summit.[7]

History and etymology

Shingle Run was entered into the Geographic Names Information System on August 2, 1979. Its identifier in the Geographic Names Information System is 1187539.[8] In the 19th century, the mouth of the stream was in a school district known as District No. 1.[3]

A proposal was once made to replace a bridge crossing Shingle Run and to place cement concrete paving in its streambed, among other things.[5]

Shingle Run is named after sawmills in its vicinity.[7] It was labelled as "Thumb Shingle Mill Run" on a number of maps dating to the middle of the 19th century.[7]

Biology

Wild trout naturally reproduce in Shingle Run between its headwaters and its mouth.[9]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "The National Map Viewer". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Pennsylvania Gazetteer of Streams" (PDF). November 2, 2001. p. 101. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
  3. 1 2 Freeze, John Gosse (1888). A History of Columbia County, Pennsylvania: From the Earliest Times. p. 49.
  4. 1 2 "Topographic Map Stream Features in Columbia County, Pennsylvania". Retrieved October 28, 2014.
  5. 1 2 "Associated Pennsylvania Constructors Supplemental ECMS Projects – Advanced Information – Letting June 17, 2010" (PDF). June 2010. p. 5. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
  6. ↑ Water Resources Inventory Report. Water Supply Commission of Pennsylvania. 1921. p. 190.
  7. 1 2 3 Brasch, Walter M. (1984). Columbia County Place Names. p. 196.
  8. ↑ "Feature Detail Report for: Shingle Run". Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Pennsylvania Wild Trout Waters (Natural Reproduction) ‐ July 2013: Columbia County" (PDF). July 2013. Retrieved October 28, 2014.

Coordinates: 41°10′07″N 76°32′14″W / 41.1685°N 76.5371°W / 41.1685; -76.5371

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