Barnes Run
Barnes Run Barnes Run Creek | |
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Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Northern side of a mountain in Black Creek Township, Pennsylvania |
• elevation | Between 1,460 and 1,480 feet (450 and 450 m) |
Black Creek Township, Pennsylvania | |
• coordinates | 40°58′56″N 76°11′02″W / 40.9823°N 76.1838°W |
• elevation | 758 ft (231 m) |
Length | 2.2 mi (3.5 km) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Black Creek → Nescopeck Creek → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay |
Barnes Run (also known as Barnes Run Creek and some surrounding areas. It is designated as a Coldwater Fishery and wild trout naturally reproduce within it.
Course
Barnes Run begins on the northern side of a mountain in Black Creek Township. It flows west for several tenths of a mile before turning north for nearly a mile. After several tenths of a mile, it leaves the mountain and crosses Rock Glen Road. The stream then turns west-northwest for several tenths of a mile, passing near the Sugarloaf Golf Course and flowing through a series of ponds. A short distance downstream of the ponds, it reaches its confluence with Black Creek.[2]
Geography and geology
The elevation near the
The Barnes Run collecting dam has a capacity of 30,000 US gallons (110,000 L; 25,000 imp gal).[5]
Watershed
Barnes Run is entirely within the United States Geological Survey quadrangle of Nuremberg.[3] The stream is not considered to be a major stream.[4]
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection opted not to recognize the watershed of Barnes Run as a "high quality watershed" with the potential to be affected by development.[1] One proposed route for the Susquehanna-Roseland 500 kV Transmission Line crosses Barnes Run.[4]
Barnes Run is one of eleven officially named streams in the watershed of Nescopeck Creek that has not been assessed by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission.[6]
History
Barnes Run was entered into the Geographic Names Information System on January 1, 1990. Its identifier in the Geographic Names Information System is 1202218. The stream was added because of its appearance on the Atlas of the Anthracite Coalfields of Pennsylvania, which was published in 1888.[3]
The Barnes Run Reservoir was constructed in 1912. It is dammed by an earth dam with a masonry core wall and a cut-stone
Barnes Run has been one of several streams used as a
Biology
Barnes Run is designated as a Coldwater Fishery.[4] Wild trout naturally reproduce in Barnes Run from its headwaters downstream to its mouth.[10] The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission considered adding the stream to its list of Wild Trout Waters in a meeting on April 11 and April 12, 2012.[11]
Giardia cysts were observed in the Barnes Run Reservoir in February 1986.[12]
See also
- Scotch Run (Black Creek), next tributary of Black Creek going downstream
- Falls Run, next tributary of Black Creek going upstream
- List of rivers of Pennsylvania
References
- ^ a b Steve Mocarsky (January 31, 2005), Authority joins fight vs. resort expansion: Hazleton City Authority Water Dept., Pennfuture appeal Eagle Rock permit to develop, archived from the original on April 2, 2015, retrieved March 4, 2015
- ^ a b c United States Geological Survey, The National Map Viewer, archived from the original on March 29, 2012, retrieved March 4, 2015
- ^ a b c Geographic Names Information System, Feature Detail Report for: Barnes Run, archived from the original on March 7, 2015, retrieved March 4, 2015
- ^ a b c d Exhibit C – Siting Analysis (PDF), PPL Corporation, December 2008, pp. 23–24, archived from the original (PDF) on April 2, 2015, retrieved March 4, 2015
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- ^ Robert Weber, Named Unassessed Streams – Nescopeck Creek (5D) HUC 10: Nescopeck Creek (0205010704) (PDF), p. 2, retrieved March 4, 2015
- ^ United States Army Corps of Engineers (February 1974), A method for integrating surface and ground water use in humid regions (PDF), p. 181, retrieved March 4, 2015
- ^ W. D. Collins (1923), The industrial utility of public water supplies in the United States (PDF), p. 58, retrieved March 5, 2015
- ^ Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (January 2015), Pennsylvania Wild Trout Waters (Natural Reproduction) (PDF), p. 48, archived from the original (PDF) on July 1, 2015, retrieved March 4, 2015
- ^ "FISH AND BOAT COMMISSION Classification of Wild Trout Streams; Proposed Additions to List" (PDF), Pennsylvania Bulletin, p. 63, February 4, 2012, retrieved March 4, 2015
- ^ Lisa Scheid (August 29, 1993), "Filtration plant meets with success: Hazleton's new facility went on line Wednesday", Times Leader, archived from the original on April 2, 2015, retrieved March 5, 2015