Slate Run Explained

Slate Run
Map Size:300
Pushpin Map:USA Pennsylvania
Pushpin Map Size:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the mouth of Slate Run in Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type4:County
Subdivision Name4:Tioga County, Lycoming County
Length:7.3miles
Source1:confluence of Cushman Branch and Francis Branch
Source1 Location:Tioga State Forest, Tioga County
Source1 Coordinates:41.55°N -77.5539°W[1]
Source1 Elevation:1156feet[2]
Mouth:Pine Creek
Mouth Location:Slate Run, Tiadaghton State Forest, Lycoming County
Mouth Coordinates:41.4725°N -77.5044°W
Mouth Elevation:732feet

Slate Run is a 7.3adj=midNaNadj=mid[3] tributary of Pine Creek in Tioga and Lycoming counties, Pennsylvania in the United States.[4]

Formed by the confluence of two of its tributaries, the Francis Branch and the Cushman Branch, Slate Run flows generally southeast to join Pine Creek at the community of Slate Run. The first 0.5miles or so of the main stem are in the Tioga State Forest in Tioga County, and the rest passes through the Tiadaghton State Forest in Lycoming County. Named tributaries include Morris Run and Red Run, which enter from the left, and Manor Fork, which enters from the right.[5]

Slate Run, a popular fishery, supports wild brook and brown trout. Fishing is allowed year-round, but anglers are limited to fly fishing with barbless hooks and must return all caught trout to the stream. Other fish in the creek include eastern blacknose dace, longnose dace, slimy sculpins, and white suckers.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) . United States Geological Survey . August 2, 1979 . [{{Gnis3|1199550}} Slate Run]. September 3, 2012.
  2. Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.
  3. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed August 8, 2011
  4. Gertler, Edward. Keystone Canoeing, Seneca Press, 2004.
  5. Web site: United States Geological Survey. United States Topographic Map. TopoQuest. September 4, 2012. The relevant map quadrangles for the entire stream from mouth to source are Slate Run and Lee Fire Tower.
  6. Web site: Detar. Jason. Biologist Reports: Slate Run. Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission. 2004. September 4, 2012.