Fenton Run

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Fenton Run
Tributary to Bilger Run
Map of Fenton Run mouth location
Map of Fenton Run mouth location
Location of Fenton Run mouth
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyClearfield
Physical characteristics
SourceBell Run divide
 • locationabout 0.5 miles north-northwest of Grampian, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates40°59′27″N 078°37′24″W / 40.99083°N 78.62333°W / 40.99083; -78.62333[1]
 • elevation1,690 ft (520 m)[2]
Mouth 
 • location
about 0.75 miles west of Stronach, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates
40°58′38″N 078°35′12″W / 40.97722°N 78.58667°W / 40.97722; -78.58667Coordinates: 40°58′38″N 078°35′12″W / 40.97722°N 78.58667°W / 40.97722; -78.58667[1]
 • elevation
1,444 ft (440 m)[3]
Length2.14 mi (3.44 km)[4]
Basin size1.83 square miles (4.7 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationBilger Run
 • average2.98 cu ft/s (0.084 m3/s) at mouth with Bilger Run[5]
Basin features
ProgressionBilger Run → Kratzer Run → Anderson Creek → West Branch Susquehanna River → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River systemSusquehanna River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesJoc Lane, 6th Street Ext.

Fenton Run is a 2.14 mi (3.44 km) long 1st order tributary to Bilger Run in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1] Like all of the other tributaries flowing into Kratzer Run, Fenton Run has been impacted by acid mine drainage (AMD). However, over the past thirty years the stream conditions have improved and it now supports a fish community.[6]

Course[]

Fenton Run rises about 0.5 miles north-northwest of Grampian, Pennsylvania, and then flows northeast and turns southeast to join Bilger Run about 0.75 miles west of Stronach.[3]

Watershed[]

Fenton Run drains 1.83 square miles (4.7 km2) of area, receives about 43.6 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 381.35, and is about 65% forested.[5]

See also[]

  • List of Pennsylvania Rivers

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Fenton Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Fenton Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Anderson Creek Watershed Assessment, Restoration and Implementation Plan" (PDF). Western Pennsylvania Conservancy. Retrieved 23 August 2021.

Watershed Map[]

Course and Watershed of Fenton Run in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, USA

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