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.
| Conety Run Conety's Run | |
|---|---|
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Stony Cabin Ridge in Fairview Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania |
| • elevation | between 1,980 and 2,000 feet (600 and 610 m) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Little Nescopeck Creek in Dennison Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania |
• coordinates | 41°06′02″N 75°50′32″W / 41.1005°N 75.8423°W |
• elevation | 1,178 ft (359 m) |
| Length | 3.6 mi (5.8 km) |
| Basin size | 2.32 sq mi (6.0 km2) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Little Nescopeck Creek → Nescopeck Creek → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay |
Course edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c Water Supply Commission of Pennsylvania (1920), Water Resources Inventory Report ..., Part 6, p. 395, retrieved March 9, 2015
- ^ a b c United States Geological Survey, The National Map Viewer, archived from the original on March 29, 2012, retrieved March 8, 2015
- ^ a b Pennsylvania Gazetteer of Streams (PDF), November 2, 2001, p. 49, retrieved March 8, 2015
- ^ United States Environmental Protection Agency (2006), Assessment Summary for Reporting Year 2006 Pennsylvania, Upper Susquehanna-Lackawanna Watershed, archived from the original on February 2, 2017, retrieved March 9, 2015
- ^ a b Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (December 16, 2013), Class A Wild Trout Waters (PDF), p. 24, archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016, retrieved March 9, 2015
- ^ a b c d e f Pennsylvania State University (Spring 2002), Nescopeck Creek Watershed Stewardship Report (PDF), pp. 20, 55, 71, 96–97, archived from the original (PDF) on April 12, 2016, retrieved March 9, 2015
- ^ a b c Geographic Names Information System, Feature Detail Report for: Conety Run, archived from the original on March 9, 2015, retrieved March 8, 2015
- ^ Duane D. Braun (2009), Surficial geology of the White Haven 7.5-minute quadrangle, Carbon and Luzerne Counties, Pennsylvania, p. 14, archived from the original on May 24, 2014, retrieved March 9, 2015
- ^ Duane D. Braun (2008), Surficial geology of the Wilkes-Barre East 7.5-minute quadrangle, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, p. 14, archived from the original on May 24, 2014, retrieved March 9, 2015
- ^ Travis Kellar (January 25, 2014), Route 437 closed due to bubble in the roadway, Times Leader, archived from the original on March 9, 2015, retrieved March 9, 2015
- ^ a b NOTICES Stream Redesignation Evaluations; Water Quality Standards Review, Pennsylvania Bulletin, May 26, 2012, retrieved March 9, 2015
- ^ The Plain Speaker from Hazleton, Pennsylvania · Page 14, The Plain Speaker, April 27, 1961, p. 14, retrieved March 9, 2015