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Camp Run (Connoquenessing Creek tributary)

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River in Pennsylvania
Camp Run
Tributary to Connoquenessing Creek
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Location
CountryUnited States of America
StatePennsylvania
CountiesBeaver
Butler
Lawrence
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between Camp Run and Muddy Creek
 • locationPortersville, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates40°55′34″N 80°08′43″W / 40.92611°N 80.14528°W / 40.92611; -80.14528
 • elevation1,320 ft (400 m)
MouthConnoquenessing Creek
 • locationFombell, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates40°48′29″N 80°12′04″W / 40.80806°N 80.20111°W / 40.80806; -80.20111
 • elevation880 ft (270 m)
Length9.87 mi (15.88 km)
Basin size14.85 square miles (38.5 km)
Discharge 
 • average17.61 cu ft/s (0.499 m/s) at mouth with Connoquenessing Creek
Basin features
ProgressionConnoquenessing Creek → Beaver River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico
River systemBeaver River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries

Camp Run is a tributary of Connoquenessing Creek in western Pennsylvania. The stream rises in southeastern Lawrence County and flows south entering Connoquenessing Creek at Fombell, Pennsylvania. The watershed is roughly 39% agricultural, 55% forested and the rest is other uses.

History

Camp Run is named for the "sugar camps" that historically lined the valley.

References

  1. ^ "GNIS Detail - Camp Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Connoquenessing Creek Topo Map, Lawrence County PA (Beaver Falls Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Camp Run Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  5. Durant, S.W. and P.A. "History of Lawrence County Pennsylvania 1877". www.usgwarchives.net. Retrieved 25 May 2021.


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