Shepman Run Explained

Shepman Run
Name Other:Shepmans Run
Source1 Location:valley in Moreland Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania
Mouth Location:Little Muncy Creek in Moreland Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania near Clarketown
Mouth Coordinates:41.1906°N -76.6872°W
Progression:Little Muncy Creek → Muncy CreekWest Branch Susquehanna RiverSusquehanna RiverChesapeake Bay
Length:2.6miles
Source1 Elevation:944feet
Mouth Elevation:594feet
Basin Size:1.59sqmi
Tributaries Left:one unnamed tributary

Shepman Run (also known as Shepmans Run) is a tributary of Little Muncy Creek in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 2.6miles long and flows through Moreland Township. The watershed of the stream has an area of 1.59sqmi. A covered bridge crosses the stream. Shepman Run is classified as a Coldwater Fishery and a Migratory Fishery.

Course

Shepman Run begins in a valley in Moreland Township. It flows east for a few tenths of a mile before turning south for several tenths of a mile. In this reach, the stream receives an unnamed tributary from the left and passes through a small pond. The stream then turns south-southwest for several tenths of a mile before reaching the end of its valley. Shortly afterwards, it turns east for a short distance before reaching its confluence with Little Muncy Creek.

Shepman Run joins Little Muncy Creek 5.86miles upstream of its mouth.

Tributaries

Shepman Run has no named tributaries. However, it does have one unnamed tributary, which is 0.5miles long.

Geography and geology

The elevation near the mouth of Shepman Run is 594feet above sea level. The elevation of the stream's source is 944feet above sea level. The stream flows through a valley known as Tommy Hollow.

A bridge known as the Eichenlaub bridge crosses Shepman Run in Moreland Township, off Tom Hill Hollow Road (on the road's west side). The bridge has a length of 16feet.

Watershed and biology

The watershed of Shepman Run has an area of 1.59sqmi. The stream is entirely within the United States Geological Survey quadrangle of Hughesville. Its mouth is located near Clarketown.

Shepman Run is in the Lower West Branch Susquehanna sub-basin.

Shepman Run is classified as a Coldwater Fishery and a Migratory Fishery, as are all of the other tributaries of Little Muncy Creek.

History

Shepman Run was entered into the Geographic Names Information System on August 2, 1979. Its identifier in the Geographic Names Information System is 1187470. The stream is also known as Shepmans Run. This variant name appears in The Geology of Lycoming County, which was written by Andrew Sherwood and Franklin Platt and published in 1880.

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