Spruce Run (Little Fishing Creek)
| Spruce Run | |
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Spruce Run at Pennsylvania Route 254, looking upstream
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| Basin features | |
| Main source | valley in northern Madison Township, Columbia County, Pennsylvania 1,220 ft (370 m) |
| River mouth | Little Fishing Creek in Madison Township, Columbia County, Pennsylvania 564 ft (172 m) 41°04′57″N 76°31′07″W / 41.0826°N 76.5186°WCoordinates: 41°04′57″N 76°31′07″W / 41.0826°N 76.5186°W |
| Progression | Little Fishing Creek → Fishing Creek → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay |
| Basin size | 9.80 sq mi (25.4 km2) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Length | 6.9 mi (11.1 km) |
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.
Spruce Run begins in a valley in northern Madison Township, approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) south of the Columbia/Lycoming county line. It flows southeast for approximately a mile and then east for a slightly shorter distance, running parallel to Spruce Run Road. The stream then turns east-southeast and its valley widens considerably. Over the next few miles, the stream's valley gets broader and shallower and eventually it stops flowing parallel to Spruce Run Road. It then crosses Pennsylvania Route 254 and turns southeast for a few miles. The stream's valley becomes narrower again in its lower reaches. Shortly afterwards, it reaches its confluence with Little Fishing Creek near the community of Eyers Grove.
Spruce Run joins Little Fishing Creek 5.87 miles (9.45 km) upstream of its mouth.
The elevation of Spruce Run near its mouth is 564 feet (172 m) above sea level. The elevation of the stream at its source is approximately 1,220 feet (370 m) above sea level. The stream is described as a "small stream" in John Gosse Freeze's book A History of Columbia County, Pennsylvania: From the Earliest Times.
The watershed of Spruce Run has an area of 9.80 square miles (25.4 km2). The upper reaches of the stream are in the Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 226. There are no all-terrain vehicle trails along the stream and the Columbia County Natural Areas Inventory opposes the addition of any.
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