Conety Run

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Conety Run
Conety's Run
Conety Run
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationStony Cabin Ridge in Fairview Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
 • elevationbetween 1,980 and 2,000 feet (600 and 610 m)
Mouth  
 • location
Little Nescopeck Creek in Dennison Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates
 41°06′02″N75°50′32″W / 41.1005°N 75.8423°W / 41.1005; -75.8423
 • elevation
1,178 ft (359 m)
Length3.6 mi (5.8 km)
Basin size2.32 sq mi (6.0 km2)
Basin features
ProgressionLittle Nescopeck Creek → Nescopeck Creek → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay

Conety Run (also known as Conety's Run [1] ) is a tributary of Little Nescopeck Creek in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 3.6 miles (5.8 km) long and flows through Fairview Township and Dennison Township. [2] The watershed of the stream has an area of 2.32 square miles (6.0 km2). The stream is designated as Class A Wild Trout Waters, but was historically stocked. It has an alkalinity concentration of 2 milligrams per liter, but is slightly acidic. The surficial geology in its vicinity mainly consists of alluvium, Wisconsinan Till, Wisconsinan Ice-Contact Stratified Drift, and bedrock consisting of sandstone and shale.

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Course

Conety Run begins on Stony Cabin Ridge in Fairview Township. It flows west for a short distance before turning south-southwest for several tenths of a mile. It then passes through Fountain Lake and turns south for several tenths of a mile. The stream then enters Dennison Township and turns south-southeast. After more than a mile, it turns south-southwest and then south, crossing Pennsylvania Route 437. The stream then flows south-southeast for several tenths of a mile until it reaches its confluence with Little Nescopeck Creek. [2]

Conety Run joins Little Nescopeck Creek 1.00 mile (1.61 km) upstream of its mouth. [3]

Hydrology

Conety Run is not considered to be impaired. [4] The concentration of alkalinity in Conety Run is 2 milligrams per liter. [5] The stream is slightly acidic, with a pH of 6.2. The concentration of water hardness is 5 milligrams per liter. [6]

The specific conductance of the waters of Conety Run is 22 micro-siemens. [6]

Geography and geology

The elevation near the mouth of Conety Run is 1,178 feet (359 m) above sea level. [7] The elevation near the stream's source is between 1,980 and 2,000 feet (600 and 610 m) above sea level. [2]

The surficial geology along the lower reaches of Conety Run mainly consists of alluvium. However, bedrock consisting of sandstone and shale, a glacial or resedimented till known as Wisconsinan Till, and a small patch of Wisconsinan Ice-Contact Stratified Drift are also present in the stream's vicinity. [8] In the stream's upper reaches, the surficial geology consists almost entirely of bedrock and Wisconsinan Till. [9]

Watershed

The watershed of Conety Run has an area of 2.32 square miles (6.0 km2). [3] The mouth of the stream is in the United States Geological Survey quadrangle of White Haven. However, its source is in the quadrangle of Wilkes-Barre East. [7] The watershed is in the northwestern part of the Nescopeck Creek watershed. The watershed is considerably longer than it is wide. [6]

Considerably more than 80 percent of the watershed of Conety Run is forested land. [6]

There are fewer than 20 miles (32 km) of local roads in the watershed of Conety Run. There are only a few miles of state roads in the watershed. [6] Pennsylvania Route 437 is in the vicinity of the stream. [10]

A lake known as Fountain Lake is located near the headwaters of Conety Run. [1]

History

Conety Run was entered into the Geographic Names Information System on August 2, 1979. Its identifier in the Geographic Names Information System is 1172312. [7]

The community of Glen Summit Springs was historically located near Conety Run. The Central Railroad of New Jersey and the Lehigh Valley Railroad also passed through that area. [1]

In 2012, the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission requested that Conety Run, along with several dozen other streams in Pennsylvania, be upgraded to High-Quality Coldwater Fishery status. This was requested because of the Class A Wild Trout Waters status of the streams. [11]

Biology

Conety Run is considered by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission to be Class A Wild Trout Waters for brook trout from its headwaters downstream to its mouth. [5] It has held this status since at least 2012. [11] However, the stream is considered to be infertile. [6]

Fish were stocked in Conety Run in the early 1960s. [12]

See also

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  3. 1 2 Pennsylvania Gazetteer of Streams (PDF), November 2, 2001, p. 49, retrieved March 8, 2015
  4. ↑ United States Environmental Protection Agency (2006), Assessment Summary for Reporting Year 2006 Pennsylvania, Upper Susquehanna-Lackawanna Watershed, archived from the original on February 2, 2017, retrieved March 9, 2015
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  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pennsylvania State University (Spring 2002), Nescopeck Creek Watershed Stewardship Report (PDF), pp. 20, 55, 71, 96–97, archived from the original (PDF) on April 12, 2016, retrieved March 9, 2015
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  8. ↑ Duane D. Braun (2009), Surficial geology of the White Haven 7.5-minute quadrangle, Carbon and Luzerne Counties, Pennsylvania, p. 14, archived from the original on May 24, 2014, retrieved March 9, 2015
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  11. 1 2 NOTICES Stream Redesignation Evaluations; Water Quality Standards Review, Pennsylvania Bulletin, May 26, 2012, retrieved March 9, 2015
  12. ↑ The Plain Speaker from Hazleton, Pennsylvania · Page 14, The Plain Speaker, April 27, 1961, p. 14, retrieved March 9, 2015
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