Painter Run
| Painter Run Painter's Run | |
|---|---|
Painter Run looking upstream near its mouth | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | small pond in a shallow valley in Davidson Township, Sullivan County, Pennsylvania |
| • elevation | between 2,200 and 2,220 feet (670 and 680 m) |
| Mouth | |
• location | West Branch Fishing Creek in Davidson Township, Sullivan County, Pennsylvania |
• coordinates | 41°18′16″N 76°26′07″W / 41.3045°N 76.4354°W |
• elevation | 1,296 ft (395 m) |
| Length | 4.5 mi (7.2 km) |
| Basin size | 5.20 sq mi (13.5 km2) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | West Branch Fishing Creek → Fishing Creek → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | one unnamed tributary |
| • right | one unnamed tributary, Oxhorn Run |
Painter Run (also known as Painter's Run) is a tributary of West Branch Fishing Creek in Sullivan County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 4.5 miles (7.2 km) long and flows through Davidson Township. The watershed of the stream has an area of 5.20 square miles (13.5 km2). It has one named tributary, which is known as Oxhorn Run and one unnamed tributary. Painter Run is slightly acidic, with pH values ranging from 5.99 to 6.88. The stream is in a narrow valley with several ridges nearby. Sandstone of the Pocono Formation occurs near it. At least two bridges have been constructed over the stream. Its unnamed tributary is considered to be Class A Wild Trout Waters.