Scholars Run Explained

Scholars Run
Name Other:Tributary to Connoquenessing Creek
Map Size:300
Pushpin Map:USA Pennsylvania#USA
Pushpin Map Size:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Scholars Run mouth
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States of America
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Butler
Subdivision Type4:Townships
Subdivision Name4:Jackson
Lancaster
Length:6.2miles[1]
Discharge1 Avg:8.54cuft/s at mouth with Connoquenessing Creek[2]
Source1:divide between Camp Run and Little Yellow Creek
Source1 Location:about 3 miles north of Middle Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Source1 Coordinates:40.8756°N -80.1444°W[3]
Source1 Elevation:1300feet[4]
Mouth:Connoquenessing Creek
Mouth Location:Harmony, Pennsylvania
Mouth Coordinates:40.7992°N -80.1347°W
Mouth Elevation:895feet
Progression:Connoquenessing CreekBeaver RiverOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River System:Beaver River
Tributaries Left:unnamed tributaries
Tributaries Right:unnamed tributaries
Waterbodies:Perry Lake

Scholars Run is a tributary of Connoquenessing Creek in western Pennsylvania. The stream rises in southwestern Butler County and flows south entering Connoquenessing Creek at Harmony, Pennsylvania. The watershed is roughly 36% agricultural, 53% forested and the rest is other uses.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS Web Application . epa.maps.arcgis.com . US EPA . 22 August 2019.
  2. Web site: Scholars Run Watershed Report . Waters Geoviewer . US EPA . 22 August 2019.
  3. Web site: GNIS Detail - Scholars Run . geonames.usgs.gov . US Geological Survey . 22 August 2019.
  4. Web site: Scholars Run Topo Map, Butler County PA (Zelienople Area) . TopoZone . Locality, LLC . 22 August 2019 . en.