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White Oak Run begins on a mountain in
Jefferson Township. It flows southwest for a few tenths of a mile before turning west-southwest for a few tenths of a mile. The stream then turns west-northwest for several tenths of a mile and enters Archbald. It then turns southwest and enters a narrow, shallow
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Lackawanna River Watershed Conservation Plan recommended long-term management of the area in the vicinity of White Oak Run solely for conservation use. The conservation plan also recommended that Archbald and Jefferson Township include protection of the stream in their zoning
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A number of mine openings historically existed along White Oak Run. A bridge was also constructed across the stream in 1908. White Oak Run is designated as a
Coldwater Fishery and a Migratory Fishery. It has a stable riparian buffer in many of its reaches. Plants in the buffer include hemlocks and
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The lower reaches of White Oak Run are impacted by urban development and historical mining. However, the middle and upper reaches of the stream are relatively undisturbed. The
Lackawanna River Watershed Conservation Plan describes its upper reaches as "pristine" and the reach downstream of Indian
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White Oak Run begins to experience disturbances from past mining activity a short distance upstream of the Robert Casey
Highway. Overburden piles have altered its course and small mine seeps discharge into it. In its last 0.8 miles (1.3 km), the stream flows through a steep ravine with rock
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Lackawanna River has a 10 percent chance of reaching 644 cubic feet (18.2 m) per second. It has a 2 percent chance of reaching 1,086 cubic feet (30.8 m) per second and a 1 percent chance of reaching 1,308 cubic feet (37.0 m) per
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of the stream has an area of 5.11 square miles (13.2 km). The stream is impacted by various types of debris, localized iron hydroxide deposits, stormwater, and combined sewer overflows. However, its middle and upper reaches are largely undisturbed. The White Oak
Ravines are in the stream's
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Archbald Coal Company Breaker was historically in the watershed of White Oak Run. Additionally, a number of mine openings were constructed along the stream by the Evans and Owens brothers. A concrete slab bridge carrying Goers Hill Road over White Oak Run was built in 1908. It is 27.9 feet
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plans, comprehensive plans, and other plans. Two reaches of the stream are on the List of
Special Places and Natural Areas of the Lackawanna River Conservation Association. The stream is on the Watershed Restoration Priority List (for the Lackawanna River basin) of the
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Pennsylvania: a government survey: with a general view of the geology of the United States, essays on coal-formation and its fossils, and a description of the coalfields of North America and Great Britain, Volume
266:. Indian Cave Creek joins White Oak Run 1.27 miles (2.04 km) upstream of its mouth. Its watershed has an area of 1.59 square miles (4.1 km). White Oak Run also has a number of unnamed tributaries.
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valley as it continues flowing down the mountain. After a short distance, the stream west-northwest for several tenths of a mile before receiving Indian Cave Creek, its only named tributary, from the
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turned the stream black below the confluence. The stream was black from that point downstream to its mouth and had
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White Oak Run joins the Lackawanna River 22.42 miles (36.08 km) upriver of its mouth.
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of White Oak Run is 892 feet (272 m) above sea level. The elevation of the stream's
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plants. Downstream of the tributary Indian Cave Creek, the stream has a
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752:"Lackawanna County"
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430:stormwater
401:flooding.
346:coal seams
295:slush bank
288:stormwater
249:US Route 6
149:Basin size
106:75°32′25″W
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363:Watershed
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270:Hydrology
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457:hemlock
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