Camp Run (Connoquenessing Creek tributary)

Camp Run is a tributary of Connoquenessing Creek in western Pennsylvania. The stream rises in southeastern Lawrence County and flows south entering Connoquenessing Creek at Fombell, Pennsylvania. The watershed is roughly 39% agricultural, 55% forested and the rest is other uses.[4]

Camp Run
Tributary to Connoquenessing Creek
Camp Run (Connoquenessing Creek tributary) is located in Pennsylvania
Camp Run (Connoquenessing Creek tributary)
Location of Camp Run mouth
Camp Run (Connoquenessing Creek tributary) is located in the United States
Camp Run (Connoquenessing Creek tributary)
Camp Run (Connoquenessing Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States of America
StatePennsylvania
CountiesBeaver
Butler
Lawrence
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between Camp Run and Muddy Creek
 • locationPortersville, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates40°55′34″N 80°08′43″W / 40.92611°N 80.14528°W / 40.92611; -80.14528[1]
 • elevation1,320 ft (400 m)[2]
MouthConnoquenessing Creek
 • location
Fombell, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates
40°48′29″N 80°12′04″W / 40.80806°N 80.20111°W / 40.80806; -80.20111[1]
 • elevation
880 ft (270 m)[2]
Length9.87 mi (15.88 km)[3]
Basin size14.85 square miles (38.5 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • average17.61 cu ft/s (0.499 m3/s) at mouth with Connoquenessing Creek[4]
Basin features
ProgressionConnoquenessing CreekBeaver RiverOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemBeaver River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries

History

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Camp Run is named for the "sugar camps" that historically lined the valley.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Camp Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Connoquenessing Creek Topo Map, Lawrence County PA (Beaver Falls Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "Camp Run Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  5. ^ Durant, S.W. and P.A. "History of Lawrence County Pennsylvania 1877". www.usgwarchives.net. Retrieved 25 May 2021.