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kilograms per hectare come from brown trout, all of which are less than 175 millimeters long. This segment of the stream contains 66 brook trout less than 175 millimeters long and 3 brook trout more than 175 millimeters long per kilometer. It contains only three brown trout per kilometer, all less than 175 millimeters long. There are 174 brook trout per hectare, 166 of which are less than 175 millimeters long and eight brown trout per hectare, all of which are less than 175 millimeters long.
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269:, in the United States. It is approximately 7.8 miles (12.6 km) long and flows through Beaver Township and Main Township. The stream's watershed has an area of 9.10 square miles (23.6 km). The stream is infertile and acidic. It is 7.2 feet (2.2 m) wide in its upper reaches and 17.0 feet (5.2 m) wide in its lower reaches. The main
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The total biomass of wild trout in Scotch Run in its lower reaches is 4.39 kilograms per hectare. All of the biomass comes from brook trout (3.40 kilograms per hectare of which are less than 175 millimeters long and 0.99 kilograms per hectare of which are more than 175 millimeters long). This segment
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In its upper reaches, most of Scotch Run is closed to public access. For this reason, a 1997 report stated that this section of the stream offered poor recreational opportunities. However, the report stated that the stream provided good recreational opportunities in its lower reaches. According to
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land. However, there are some residential areas near the headwaters of the stream. Downstream of
Mifflin Cross Roads, the watershed contains both forested land and agricultural land. The forested land occurs primarily on the valley slopes, while the bottom of the valley contains a number of small
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5.1 (river kilometer 8.2)), 24 percent of the length of Scotch Run is within 328 feet (100 m) of a road. A total of 71 percent is within 984 feet (300 m) and 100 percent is within 1,640 feet (500 m). Further downstream, between river mile 5.1 (river kilometer 8.2) and the mouth, 23
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carried out a survey of the creek in 1977. Scotch Run is designated as a
Coldwater Fishery and a Migratory Fishery. In 1997, three species of fish were observed in the upper reaches of the stream, while eight species were observed in the lower reaches. Both reaches contained brown trout and brook
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of wild trout in Scotch Run in its upper reaches is 2.98 kilograms per hectare. 2.93 kilograms per hectare come from brook trout (2.42 kilograms per hectare of which are less than 175 millimeters long and 0.51 kilograms per hectare of which are more than 175 millimeters long). The remaining 0.05
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Nearly all of Scotch Run's length is within 1,640 feet (500 m) of a road. However, most of its length is not within 328 feet (100 m) of one. Part of
Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 58 is in the watershed and ephemeral natural pool system is located near the stream. The area in the
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is between 1,000 and 1,020 feet (300 and 310 m) above sea level. Near its headwaters, the stream has a width of 7.2 feet (2.2 m). At this location, its gradient is 23 feet per mile (4.4 m/km). However, further downstream, its width is 16.9 feet (5.2 m). Its gradient at this
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5.1, 24.0 °C (75.2 °F) at river mile 1.3, and 25.0 °C (77.0 °F) at its mouth. The water temperature of the stream at these locations was measured to be 15.1 °C (59.2 °F), 14.7 °C (58.5 °F), and 15.0 °C (59.0 °F), respectively. The
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Due to the topography of the area in the vicinity of Scotch Run, the area near the stream was not settled until some time after the first settlement in the surrounding areas. Alexander McCauley settled on the stream in Beaver
Township 1774. Some time before 1820, a
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near its headwaters was 26 people per square mile (10 people per square kilometer). The population density further downstream was 41 people per square mile (16 people per square kilometer). The stream flows predominantly through rural areas.
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The watershed of Scotch Run has an area of 9.10 square miles (23.6 km). The watershed is mostly in Beaver
Township, but a portion of its lower reaches is in Main Township. The watershed's northern edge is on the border between Beaver Township and
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in the watershed include the Mauch Chunk
Formation, the Pocono Formation, the Pottsville Formation, and the Spechty Kopf Formation. The main soils include Leck Kill soil and Hazleton soil. It flows between Nescopeck Mountain and McCauley Mountain.
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it. In the 21st century, a small residential area and a number of roads are present near it. The forests and vernal pools on Scotch Run are fragmented by dirt roads. The habitat quality of the area may also be impaired by
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were present at that time. The rainbow trout disappeared from the stream because the
Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission stopped stocking them and the golden shiners were only present in the 1970s due to
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of the stream contains 487 brook trout per kilometer, 480 of which are less than 175 millimeters long. There are 955 brook trout per hectare, 942 of which are less than 175 millimeters long.
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percent of the stream is within 328 feet (100 m) of a road, 57 percent is within 984 feet (300 m) of a road, and 90 percent is within 1,640 feet (500 m) of one. In 1990, the
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Scotch Run has no named tributaries. However, it does have one unnamed tributary, which is unofficially known as "Trib 27547 to Scotch Run" and enters the stream from the
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in the stream is 23 milligrams per liter, while at river mile 1.3, the water hardness is 15 milligrams per liter. It is 18 milligrams per liter at the stream's mouth.
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soil for its entire length. However, the northern and southern edges of the watershed are on
Hazleton soil, a deep, loamy, siliceous, well-drained soil.
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in the stream is 5 milligrams per liter at river mile 5.1 and 8 milligrams per liter at river mile 1.3 and at the mouth. At river mile 5.1, the level of
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occurs not far to the south of the stream. Mining land in various stages of reclamation also occurs to the south of the stream, on McCauley
Mountain.
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A hemlock-mixed hardwood palustrine forest is present in the vicinity of Scotch Run east of the reservoir on the stream. The forest contains wooded
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mill was built by George
Fleming on the stream southeast of Mainville. In 1820, it started to be used as a school, which was run by Jacob Gensel.
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of the waters of Scotch Run is 6.6 and at river mile 1.3, the pH is 7.0. At the stream's mouth, the pH is 6.8. The concentration of
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for its entire length. However, the headwaters of its unnamed tributary, "Trib 27547 to Scotch Run" are on rock of the
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inhabited Scotch Run in its upper reaches. Two decades earlier, this part of the stream was also inhabited by
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prior to the 1990s. This survey was carried out by Daniels and others in 1977. However, Graff also performed
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at river mile 5.1 and 51 micro-siemens at river mile 1.3. It was 64 micro-siemens at the stream's mouth.
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Throughout its entire length, Scotch Run is infertile and acidic. It has the potential to be affected by
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survey by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission discovered a small population of wild
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vicinity of the stream was settled relatively late compared to the surrounding areas. The
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on August 2, 1979. Its identifier in the Geographic Names Information System is 1187155.
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around Scotch Run and discouraging further development and all terrain vehicle usage.
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bridge that was built in 1911 and is 26.9 feet (8.2 m) long. The second is a
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Historical and Biographical Annals of Columbia and Montour Counties, Pennsylvania
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The Columbia County Natural Areas Inventory recommends establishing a
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the report, both sections of the stream are poor sites for angling.
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A History of Columbia County, Pennsylvania: From the Earliest Times
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lake in a valley in Beaver Township, Columbia County, Pennsylvania
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Catawissa Creek in Main Township, Columbia County, Pennsylvania
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19015 also runs alongside to the stream for some distance.
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occurs on the northernmost edge of the watershed and the
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PA Fish and Boat Commission Comments and Recommendations
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is located at the stream's headwaters. A few patches of
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History of Columbia and Montour Counties, Pennsylvania
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R. Moase; T. Copeland; R. Wnuk; R. Mulberger (1997),
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quadrangle of Shumans. However, its source is in the
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as a Coldwater Fishery and a Migratory Fishery. The
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1199:History of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
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589:samples at the stream's mouth in 1966.
485:Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 58
483:of Nuremberg. Part of it flows through
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813:List of tributaries of Catawissa Creek
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1040:Feature Detail Report for: Scotch Run
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475:. The mouth of the stream is in the
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612:of Scotch Run is designated by the
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490:In its upper reaches, (upstream of
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898:, November 2, 2001, archived from
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892:Pennsylvania Gazetteer of Streams
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839:United States Geological Survey
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1196:William Bender Wilson (1895),
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111:Physical characteristics
76:Show map of the United States
212: • elevation
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27:Tributary of Catawissa Creek
18:Scotch Run (Catawissa Creek)
636:brook trout in the stream.
453:National Wetlands Inventory
163: • location
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1143:J. H. Battle, ed. (1887),
871:John Gosse Freeze (1888),
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101:Show map of Pennsylvania
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844:The National Map Viewer
381:The elevation near the
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653:eastern blacknose dace
639:In 1997, brook trout,
407:Spechty Kopf Formation
952:on September 23, 2015
905:on September 17, 2015
399:Mauch Chunk Formation
377:Geography and geology
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411:Pottsville Formation
352:specific conductance
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1165:Pennsylvania Angler
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309:Mifflin Cross Roads
237:Basin features
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497:population density
429:Nescopeck Mountain
340:acid precipitation
301:Nescopeck Mountain
245:Catawissa Creek →
1241:Pennsylvania Code
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1174:
1164:
1145:
1126:September 8,
1124:, retrieved
1122:, p. 52
1115:
1088:, retrieved
1083:
1077:
1066:, retrieved
1061:
1055:
1044:, retrieved
1039:
1013:, retrieved
1005:
954:, retrieved
947:the original
938:
909:September 8,
907:, retrieved
900:the original
891:
873:
850:September 8,
848:, retrieved
843:
786:
766:wood anemone
742:yellow birch
738:tulip poplar
726:vernal pools
719:
697:
693:
685:
657:
649:pumpkinseeds
638:
607:
594:steel girder
591:
580:
569:
561:
554:
542:
522:
506:
502:
489:
469:
426:
415:
396:
380:
360:
344:
337:
325:
317:
290:
276:
258:
257:
29:
801:Furnace Run
681:bait bucket
664:creek chubs
641:brown trout
630:brook trout
608:The entire
322:Tributaries
242:Progression
198: /
1261:Categories
1015:January 6,
956:January 6,
819:References
807:Fisher Run
778:goldthread
715:wood frogs
699:Amphibians
686:The total
492:river mile
481:quadrangle
460:floodplain
367:alkalinity
347:river mile
259:Scotch Run
229:Basin size
186:76°21′28″W
183:40°57′46″N
35:Scotch Run
754:red maple
730:white oak
660:bluegills
545:Mainville
538:mosquitos
525:reservoir
466:Watershed
443:or small
387:sea level
334:Hydrology
1247:June 30,
1046:June 30,
795:See also
758:teaberry
722:wetlands
634:hatchery
578:stream.
509:forested
457:100 year
1090:July 1,
1068:July 1,
734:red oak
688:biomass
604:Biology
565:carding
551:History
529:damming
451:on the
449:wetland
780:, and
752:, and
713:, and
643:, and
405:. The
391:source
287:Course
221:Length
157:
123:
120:Source
1120:(PDF)
1010:(PDF)
950:(PDF)
943:(PDF)
903:(PDF)
896:(PDF)
622:trout
576:trout
514:farms
422:loamy
383:mouth
328:right
153:Mouth
1249:2015
1223:2014
1128:2014
1092:2015
1070:2015
1048:2015
1017:2015
958:2015
911:2014
852:2014
724:and
674:and
651:and
632:and
445:lake
441:pond
439:. A
431:and
418:soil
303:and
293:lake
265:in
1263::
1238:,
1155:^
1135:^
1099:^
1037:,
1024:^
965:^
918:^
882:^
859:^
841:,
826:^
784:.
776:,
772:,
768:,
764:,
760:,
748:,
744:,
740:,
736:,
732:,
717:.
709:,
666:,
547:.
540:.
518:LR
487:.
363:pH
342:.
330:.
249:→
20:)
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