Sugar Run (Bowman Creek)

Sugar Run
Basin
Progression Bowman Creek → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay
Main source valley in Lake Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Source elevation between 1,960 and 1,980 feet (597 and 604 m)
River mouth Bowman Creek in Noxen Township, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania
41°23′02″N 76°08′30″W / 41.38385°N 76.14173°W / 41.38385; -76.14173Coordinates: 41°23′02″N 76°08′30″W / 41.38385°N 76.14173°W / 41.38385; -76.14173
Mouth elevation 1,358 ft (414 m)
Basin area 1.02 sq mi (2.6 km2)
Length 1.8 mi (2.9 km)

Sugar Run is a tributary of Bowman Creek in Luzerne County and Wyoming County, in Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 1.8 miles (2.9 km) long and flows through Lake Township in Luzerne County and Noxen Township in Wyoming County.[1] The watershed of the stream has an area of 1.02 square miles (2.6 km2). The surficial geology in its vicinity consists of alluvium, alluvial fan, Wisconsinan Till, and bedrock. The stream's watershed is designated as a High-Quality Coldwater Fishery and a Migratory Fishery.

Course

Sugar Run begins in a valley in Lake Township, Luzerne County. It flows northwest for more than a mile, entering Noxen Township, Wyoming County. The stream then turns west-northwest for a short distance before turning northwest and leaving its valley. A few tenths of a mile further downstream, it gradually turns northeast and reaches its confluence with Bowman Creek.[1]

Sugar Run joins Bowman Creek 19.68 miles (31.67 km) upstream of its mouth.[2]

Geography and geology

The elevation near the mouth of Sugar Run is 1,358 feet (414 m) above sea level.[3] The elevation of the stream's source is between 1,960 and 1,980 feet (597 and 604 m) above sea level.[1]

The surficial geology in the vicinity of the mouth of Sugar Run consists of alluvium and alluvial fan. Slightly further upstream, there is a till known as Wisconsinan Till, which is underlain with glacial lake clays in some reaches.[4] In the Sweet Valley quadrangle, the stream passes through land with a surficial geology consisting of Wisconsinan Till, but bedrock consisting of sandstone and shale is not far away.[5]

Watershed and hydrology

The watershed of Sugar Run has an area of 1.02 square miles (2.6 km2).[2] The mouth of the stream is in the United States Geological Survey quadrangle of Dutch Mountain. However, its source is in the quadrangle of Harveys Lake. The stream also passes through the quadrangle of Sweet Valley.[3] The streams mouth is located near Mountain Springs.[2]

Sugar Run attains the requirements for use by aquatic life.[6]

History

Sugar Run was entered into the Geographic Names Information System on August 2, 1979. Its identifier in the Geographic Names Information System is 1199768.[3]

Biology

The drainage basin of Sugar Run is designated as a High-Quality Coldwater Fishery and a Migratory Fishery.[7] Wild trout naturally reproduce in the stream from its headwaters downstream to its mouth.[8]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 United States Geological Survey, The National Map Viewer, retrieved October 14, 2015
  2. 1 2 3 Pennsylvania Gazetteer of Streams (PDF), November 2, 2001, p. 136, retrieved October 14, 2015
  3. 1 2 3 Geographic Names Information System, Feature Detail Report for: Sugar Run, retrieved October 14, 2015
  4. ↑ Duane D. Braun (2007), Surficial geology of the Noxen 7.5-minute quadrangle, Wyoming and Luzerne Counties, Pennsylvania, p. 18, retrieved October 15, 2015
  5. ↑ Duane D. Braun (2007), SURFICIAL GEOLOGY OF THE SWEET VALLEY 7.5-MINUTE QUADRANGLE, LUZERNE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA (PDF), p. 17, Archived from the original on July 13, 2007, retrieved October 15, 2015
  6. ↑ 2014 Pennsylvania Integrated Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment Report - Streams, Category 2 Waterbodies, Attaining Some Uses (PDF), 2014, p. 456, retrieved October 15, 2015
  7. ↑ "§ 93.9i. Drainage List I. Susquehanna River Basin in Pennsylvania Susquehanna River", Pennsylvania Code, retrieved October 14, 2015
  8. ↑ "Pennsylvania Wild Trout Waters (Natural Reproduction) - August 2015" (PDF), Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, August 2015, p. 106, retrieved October 14, 2015
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