Meeker Run
| Meeker Run | |
|---|---|
| Basin features | |
| Main source | plateau in Davidson Township, Sullivan County, Pennsylvania 2,360 to 2,380 feet (720 to 730 m) |
| River mouth | Heberly Run in Davidson Township, Sullivan County, Pennsylvania 1,935 ft (590 m) |
| Progression | Heberly Run → East Branch Fishing Creek → Fishing Creek (North Branch Susquehanna River) → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay |
| Basin size | 0.41 sq mi (1.1 km2) |
| Tributaries |
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| Physical characteristics | |
| Length | 0.9 mi (1.4 km) |
| Discharge |
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Meeker Run is a tributary of Heberly Run in Sullivan County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 0.9 miles (1.4 km) long and flows through Davidson Township. Its watershed has an area of 0.41 square miles (1.1 km2). The stream has a low pH, although that could potentially be remedied. The main rock formations in the area are the Huntley Mountain Formation and the Burgoon Sandstone. The main soil associations in the vicinity of the stream are the Deep-Wellsboro-Oquaga association, the Wellsboro association, the Norwich association, and the Oquaga association.
Meeker Run begins on a plateau in Davidson Township. It flows south for a short distance before turning east and flowing into a valley. Along the way, it receives an unnamed tributary. At the end of the valley, it reaches its confluence with Heberly Run.
Meeker Run joins Heberly Run 2.93 miles (4.72 km) upstream of its mouth.
Meeker Run has an unnamed tributary known as Unt 28006.
Meeker Run has a discharge of 320 gallons per minute during average flow conditions. The pH of the stream during average flow conditions is 4.37 and the concentration of aluminum is 0.260 milligrams per liter. It experiences chronic acidification.
The water quality of Meeker Run is considered to be "severe" (a rating worse than "very poor") in both average and high flow conditions. However, the stream only significantly affects the water quality of Heberly Run during high flow conditions.
To be restored to the satisfaction of the East Branch Fishing Creek Restoration Plan, Meeker Run requires an additional alkalinity load of 16 pounds (7.3 kg) per day. Proposed methods of adding alkalinity to the stream include forest surface liming, as this is the only feasible method, given the difficulty of accessing the stream.
A total of 0.96 miles (1.54 km) of Meeker Run and 0.55 miles (0.89 km) of its unnamed tributary are considered by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection to be impaired by atmospheric deposition due to pH and metals.
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