Spruce Run (Little Fishing Creek tributary)
| Spruce Run | |
|---|---|
Spruce Run at Pennsylvania Route 254, looking upstream | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | valley in northern Madison Township, Columbia County, Pennsylvania |
| • elevation | 1,220 ft (370 m) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Little Fishing Creek in Madison Township, Columbia County, Pennsylvania |
• coordinates | 41°04′57″N 76°31′07″W / 41.0826°N 76.5186°W |
• elevation | 564 ft (172 m) |
| Length | 6.9 mi (11.1 km) |
| Basin size | 9.80 sq mi (25.4 km2) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Little Fishing Creek → Fishing Creek → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay |
Spruce Run is a tributary of Little Fishing Creek in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 6.9 miles (11.1 km) long and flows through Madison Township. The watershed of the stream has an area of 9.80 square miles (25.4 km2). Several people settled on the stream in the 1780s and 1790s. Two bridges were built over it in the 20th century.
Spruce Run is designated as a "Locally Significant Area" in the Columbia County Natural Areas Inventory. More than 80 species of woodland herbs and numerous trees, mammals, and birds inhabit the area near the stream. The Pennsylvania State Game Lands are also in the watershed.