Watering Run
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Watering Run looking upstream in its middle reaches
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| Main source | just northwest of the community of Rita in Wright Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania between 1,520 and 1,540 feet (460 and 470 m) |
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Big Wapwallopen Creek on the border between Wright Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania and Rice Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania 1,076 ft (328 m) 41°06′56″N 75°57′27″W / 41.1156°N 75.9576°WCoordinates: 41°06′56″N 75°57′27″W / 41.1156°N 75.9576°W |
| Progression | Big Wapwallopen Creek → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay |
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| Length | 4.2 mi (6.8 km) |
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Watering Run is a tributary of Big Wapwallopen Creek in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 4.2 miles (6.8 km) long and flows through Wright Township. The watershed of the stream has an area of 3.87 square miles (10.0 km2). Soils in the vicinity of the stream include Morris Silt Loam, Braceville and Chenango Gravelly Loams, Oquaga and Lordstown Silt Loams, and Rexford Loam. The stream is designated as a Coldwater Fishery. It flooded in 1972.
Watering Run begins in Wright Township, just northwest of the community of Rita. It flows west-southwest for a few tenths of a mile before turning west-northwest for several tenths of a mile. The stream then turns west-southwest for a few miles, crossing receiving an unnamed tributary from the , crossing Pennsylvania Route 309, and receiving another unnamed tributary from the right. It eventually passes by Little Nescopeck Mountain and passes through the community of Albert. The stream then turns west for nearly a mile before reaching its confluence with Big Wapwallopen Creek on the border between Wright Township and Rice Township.
Watering Run joins Big Wapwallopen Creek 8.46 miles (13.62 km) upstream of its mouth.
At its mouth, Watering Run has a 10 percent chance of reaching a peak annual discharge of 480 cubic feet per second. It has a 2 percent chance of reaching 820 cubic feet per second and a 1 percent chance of reaching 990 cubic feet per second. The stream has a 0.2 percent chance of reaching 1,450 cubic feet per second.
At a location 2,800 feet (850 m) downstream of Pennsylvania Route 309, Watering Run's peak annual discharge has a 10 percent chance of reaching 320 cubic feet per second. It has a 2 percent chance of reaching 540 cubic feet per second and a 1 percent chance of reaching 660 cubic feet per second. The peak annual discharge has a 0.2 percent chance of reaching 970 cubic feet per second.
At a location 1,300 feet (400 m) upstream of Pennsylvania Route 309, Watering Run's peak annual discharge has a 10 percent chance of reaching 210 cubic feet per second. It has a 2 percent chance of reaching 355 cubic feet per second and a 1 percent chance of reaching 430 cubic feet per second. The peak annual discharge has a 0.2 percent chance of reaching 635 cubic feet per second.
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