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Slip Run (West Branch Fishing Creek tributary)

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197:. The watershed of the stream has an area of 0.53 square miles (1.4 km). Wild trout naturally reproduce within the stream. Surficial geology in the area mainly consists of alluvium, Boulder Colluvium, Wisconsinan Till Moraine, Wisconsinan Till, and bedrock consisting of sandstone and shale. 209:
in Davidson Township. It flows east-southeast for a few tenths of a mile before turning south-southeast and entering a valley. Approximately a mile (two kilometers) further downstream, the stream reaches its confluence with West Branch Fishing Creek not far from Fishing Creek Road.
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consisting of sandstone and shale, with Boulder Colluvium occurring on a nearby upland. A large patch of Wisconsinan Till Moraine occurs along the upper reaches of the stream, and beyond it there is Wisconsinan Till.
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is between 2,320 and 2,340 feet (710 and 710 m) above sea level. The stream is on the northern side of
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of Slip Run has an area of 0.53 square miles (1.4 km). The stream is entirely within the
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Slip Run joins West Branch Fishing Creek 10.26 miles (16.51 km) upstream of its mouth.
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on August 2, 1979. Its identifier in the Geographic Names Information System is 1187819.
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naturally reproduce in Slip Run from its headwaters downstream to its mouth.
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West Branch Fishing Creek in Davidson Township, Sullivan County, Pennsylvania
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quadrangle of Sonestown. Its entire length is in the western portion of
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List of tributaries of Fishing Creek (North Branch Susquehanna River)
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Pennsylvania Wild Trout Waters (Natural Reproduction) - Jan 2015
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Tributaries of Fishing Creek (North Branch Susquehanna River)
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The geology in the vicinity of Slip Run has been affected by
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mountain in Davidson Township, Sullivan County, Pennsylvania
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The surficial geology at the mouth of Slip Run consists of
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SURFICIAL GEOLOGY OF THE SONESTOWN 7.5-MINUTE QUADRANGLE
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erratics also occur to the west of the stream's valley.
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crosses its watershed. There are a number of arcuate
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Index

Mouth
41°19′12″N 76°30′59″W / 41.3200°N 76.5164°W / 41.3200; -76.5164
Fishing Creek
Susquehanna River
Chesapeake Bay
tributary
West Branch Fishing Creek
Sullivan County, Pennsylvania
Davidson Township
mountain
mouth
sea level
source
North Mountain
glaciation
Wisconsinan Terminus
till
Conglomerate
alluvium
Colluvium
boulders
sandstone
quartz
bedrock
watershed
United States Geological Survey
Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 13
trout
Geographic Names Information System
Hemlock Run

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