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Township. It flows south-southeast for several tenths of a mile. The stream then turns nearly due south for more than a mile. Its valley becomes progressively deeper. At the southern edge of its valley, the stream reaches its confluence with Huntington Creek.
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for its entire length. Additionally, it is listed in the
Luzerne County Natural Areas Inventory. Various species of butterfly inhabit the stream's vicinity. Trees in the area include hemlocks and yellow birches. The stream is small, but nevertheless is perennial.
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to be Class A Wild Trout Waters from its headwaters to its mouth. The stream is one of six direct tributaries of
Huntington Creek to be designated as Class A Wild Trout Waters. The others are
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Shingle Run is listed on the
Luzerne County Natural Areas Inventory, having been added to it in 2006. Its priority rank is 4 on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being the most important.
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on August 2, 1979. Its identifier in the
Geographic Names Information System is 1187540. Shingle Run has had its name since at least 1958, when it was on a map created by the
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quadrangle of Sweet Valley. A total of 92 percent of the stream's length is on open and public lands. The remaining 8 percent of its length is on
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Luzerne County Map From the atlas
Luzerne County 1958 – Waters – Highway published by Pennsylvania Fish Commission in 1958
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Shingle Run has an area of 1.83 square miles (4.7 km). The stream's watershed is part of the Lower
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valley just south of
Pennsylvania Route 118 in Ross Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
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Natural Heritage Program of the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy (2006),
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Shingle Run joins
Huntington Creek 22.18 miles (35.70 km) upstream of its mouth.
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The elevation near the mouth of Shingle Run is 977 feet (298 m) above
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List of tributaries of Fishing Creek (North Branch Susquehanna River)
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A Natural Areas Inventory Luzerne County, Pennsylvania Update – 2006
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in Shingle Run is 12 milligrams per liter. The stream is a small
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Pennsylvania Wild Trout Waters (Natural Reproduction) – May 2014
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that are open to the public. Much of the stream is owned by the
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Topographic Map Stream Features in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
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species inhabit the vicinity of Shingle Run. These include the
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Huntington Creek in Ross Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
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Tributaries of Fishing Creek (North Branch Susquehanna River)
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396:Arnold Creek (Huntington Creek)
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413:List of rivers of Pennsylvania
275:North Branch Susquehanna River
89: • coordinates
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402:Laurel Run (Huntington Creek)
294:Pennsylvania State Game Lands
27:Physical characteristics
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191:Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
128: • elevation
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230:Hydrology and geography
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212:Pennsylvania Route 118
508:(December 16, 2013),
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111:41.2866°N 76.1818°W
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259:Sylvan Lake
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158:Progression
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22:Shingle Run
725:Categories
419:References
376:pole-sized
366:, and the
292:and is in
236:alkalinity
145:Basin size
102:76°10′54″W
99:41°17′12″N
356:butterfly
271:watershed
265:Watershed
257:known as
251:sea level
244:perennial
183:tributary
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589:(1921),
390:See also
370:. Thick
380:hemlock
372:forests
319:Biology
300:History
362:, the
246:flow.
206:Course
137:Length
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181:is a
69:Mouth
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