Camp Run (Connoquenessing Creek tributary) explained

Camp Run
Name Other:Tributary to Connoquenessing Creek
Map Size:300
Pushpin Map:USA Pennsylvania#USA
Pushpin Map Size:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Camp Run mouth
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States of America
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type3:Counties
Subdivision Name3:Beaver
Butler
Lawrence
Length:9.87miles[1]
Discharge1 Avg:17.61cuft/s at mouth with Connoquenessing Creek[2]
Source1 Location:Portersville, Pennsylvania
Source1 Coordinates:40.9261°N -80.1453°W[3]
Source1 Elevation:1320feet[4]
Mouth:Connoquenessing Creek
Mouth Location:Fombell, Pennsylvania
Mouth Coordinates:40.8081°N -80.2011°W
Mouth Elevation:880feet
Progression:Connoquenessing CreekBeaver RiverOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River System:Beaver River
Tributaries Left:unnamed tributaries
Tributaries Right:unnamed tributaries

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.[2]

History

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

Notes and References

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