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In this valley, the creek flows in a generally southerly direction for several tenths of a mile, passing through Kehly Run
Reservoir Number Three and Number Two Reservoir. Towards the lower reaches of this valley, in West Mahanoy Township, or possibly at or shortly after its end, in Shenandoah, the
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known as the Kehly Run Dam No. 3 is 442 feet (135 m), about 33 feet (10 m) high, and is made of earth and rockfill. In 1980, the dam was judged to be in fair condition. There are three reservoirs further upstream and one pool further downstream.
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on August 2, 1979. Its identifier in the
Geographic Names Information System is 1178301. The stream is also known as Kahly Run. This variant name appears in a 1975 highway map of Schuylkill County, published by the
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concentration was −3 milligrams per liter (−0.0030 oz/cu ft), while in August 2001, the pH was 4.8 and the net alkalinity concentration was −2 milligrams per liter (−0.0020 oz/cu ft).
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National Dam
Inspection Program. Kehly Run Dam Number 3 (NDS ID Number PA-657 DER ID Number 54-17) Susquehanna River Basin, Kehly Run, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Phase I Inspection Report
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Effects of
Abandoned Coal-Mine Drainage on Streamflow and Water Quality in the Mahanoy Creek Basin, Schuylkill, Columbia, and Northumberland Counties, Pennsylvania, 2001
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drainage basin. The watershed is located near the northeastern corner of the
Shenandoah Creek watershed and in the upper part of the Mahanoy Creek watershed.
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in Kehly Run was less than 0.10 milligrams per liter (0.000100 oz/cu ft), while the concentration in August 2001 was 0.05 milligrams per liter (5.0
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of Kehly Run was measured to be 1.56 cubic feet per second (0.044 m/s), while in August 2001, it was 0.17 cubic feet per second (0.0048 m/s). The
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concentration was 11.3 and 6.8 milligrams per liter (0.0113 and 0.0068 oz/cu ft) in March and August 2001, respectively. In March 2001, the
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at site S11, in its upper reaches. In the late 1800s, the stream was described as having once been a stream of "good, soft, pure mountain water".
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concentration was 7 and 5 milligrams per liter (0.0070 and 0.0050 oz/cu ft) in March and August 2001, respectively.
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in Kehly Run was 0.43 milligrams per liter (0.00043 oz/cu ft) in March 2001 and 0.09 milligrams per liter (9.0
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In 2007, environmental assessments were proposed or made for the breaching of five dams in the watershed of Kehly Run.
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Shenandoah Creek in West
Mahanoy Township, Pennsylvania or Shenandoah, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
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were classified as "present", with three to nine individuals being observed. Another several taxa—
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of Kehly Run has an area of 1.63 square miles (4.2 km). The stream is entirely within the
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Assessment
Summary for Reporting Year 2006 Pennsylvania, Lower Susquehanna-Penns Watershed
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concentrations in the stream were 0.10 and 0.08 milligrams per liter (0.000100 and 8.0
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335:. There is some abandoned mine land in the vicinity of the stream's upper reaches.
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Kehly Run joins
Shenandoah Creek 5.01 miles (8.06 km) upstream of its mouth.
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were classified as "common", with 10 to 24 individuals being observed. The taxa
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The watershed of Kehly Run occupies a total of approximately 1 percent of the
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Pennsylvania County Court
Reports: Containing Cases Decided in ..., Volume 17
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Kehly Run is designated as an impaired waterbody. The stream is impacted by
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10 oz/cu ft) in March and 0.09 and 0.18 milligrams per liter (9.0
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was classified as "abundant", with 25 to 100 individuals being observed.
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occurs in the vicinity of some reaches of Kehly Run. The family-level
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were observed. A total of ten macroinvertebrate taxa were observed.
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In 2001, no fish were observed in Kehly Run near
Shenandoah, but
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stream reaches its confluence with or becomes Shenandoah Creek.
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10 oz/cu ft) in both March and August 2001. The
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10 oz/cu ft). The concentration of dissolved
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10 oz/cu ft) in August 2001. The dissolved
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295:In March 2001, the concentration of dissolved
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861:Rivers of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
632:Mahanoy Creek Watershed Conservation Plan
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773:Feature Detail Report for: Kehly Run
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510:List of tributaries of Mahanoy Creek
794:Geographic Names Information System
768:Geographic Names Information System
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216:West Mahanoy Township, Pennsylvania
214:Kehly Run begins in Fetter Pond in
55:West Mahanoy Township, Pennsylvania
145:1.63 sq mi (4.2 km)
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736:R. Jeffrey Kimball (March 1980),
570:Pennsylvania Gazetteer of Streams
689:United States Geological Survey
535:United States Geological Survey
388:Kehly Run was entered into the
368:United States Geological Survey
333:Western Middle Anthracite Field
268:The concentration of dissolved
200:Western Middle Anthracite Field
188:Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
137:less than 2 miles (3.2 km)
576:, November 2, 2001, p. 80
499:List of rivers of Pennsylvania
482:value of the stream was 4.14.
96: • coordinates
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712:Courts, Pennsylvania (1896),
504:Lost Creek (Shenandoah Creek)
31:Physical characteristics
866:Tributaries of Mahanoy Creek
678:Charles A. Cravotta (2001),
62: • elevation
823:"Environmental Assessments"
86: • location
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66:1,675 ft (511 m)
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540:The National Map Viewer
480:Hilsenhoff Biotic Index
239:abandoned mine drainage
856:Rivers of Pennsylvania
220:Pennsylvania Route 924
828:Pennsylvania Bulletin
323:The elevation of the
319:Geography and geology
192:West Mahanoy Township
476:Second-growth forest
344:Munsell color system
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248:In March 2001, the
158:Shenandoah Creek →
150:Basin features
118:40.8372°N 76.1983°W
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410:macroinvertebrates
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155:Progression
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850:Categories
516:References
463:Cambaridae
439:Crydalidae
427:Simuliidae
421:Leuctridae
371:quadrangle
338:The dried
305:phosphorus
262:alkalinity
196:Shenandoah
142:Basin size
109:76°11′54″W
106:40°50′14″N
457:Tipulidae
445:Aeshnidae
364:watershed
358:Watershed
329:sea level
278:manganese
250:discharge
233:Hydrology
180:tributary
176:Kahly Run
172:Kehly Run
25:Kahly Run
22:Kehly Run
493:See also
340:sediment
270:aluminum
469:Diptera
404:Biology
384:History
313:sulfate
297:nitrate
178:) is a
325:source
210:Course
134:Length
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40:Source
685:(PDF)
643:(PDF)
636:(PDF)
574:(PDF)
487:trout
76:Mouth
16:River
837:2015
807:2015
781:2015
752:2015
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613:2015
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436:and
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362:The
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349:A
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258:pH
162:→
309:×
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