Elk Run (West Branch Fishing Creek tributary)
| Elk Run | |
|---|---|
Elk Run looking upstream in Elk Grove | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | northern edge of North Mountain in northern Davidson Township, Sullivan County, Pennsylvania |
| • elevation | between 2,240 and 2,280 feet (680 and 690 m) |
| Mouth | |
• location | West Branch Fishing Creek in Davidson Township, Sullivan County, Pennsylvania |
• coordinates | 41°18′20″N 76°24′23″W / 41.3055°N 76.4064°W |
• elevation | 1,171 ft (357 m) |
| Length | 4.8 mi (7.7 km) |
| Basin size | 7.49 sq mi (19.4 km2) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | West Branch Fishing Creek → Fishing Creek → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Gallows Run |
| • right | Hog Run, Long Run |
Elk Run is a tributary of West Branch Fishing Creek in Sullivan County and Columbia County, in Pennsylvania. It is approximately 4.8 miles (7.7 km) long and flows through Davidson Township in Sullivan County and Sugarloaf Township in Columbia County. The watershed of the stream has an area of 7.49 square miles (19.4 km2). The stream has three named tributaries: Gallows Run, Hog Run, and Long Run. Elk Run is considered to be an Exceptional Value stream and a Migratory Fishery. The forests surrounding it are deemed by the Sullivan County Natural Areas Inventory to be a "locally significant" area. The stream is named for an elk that was killed in it in the 1840s.
Elk Run is considered to be impaired by atmospheric deposition for a portion of its length. Glacial activity occurred near the stream during the Wisconsinan Glaciation. Wisconsinan Ice-Contract Stratified Drift, Wisconsinan Bouldery Till, Wisconsinan Till, and alluvium can be found near the stream. A bridge was constructed over it in 2000.