Zerbe Run
| Zerbe Run | |
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Zerbe Run looking downstream in Trevorton
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| Other name(s) | Zerbe Creek |
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| Main source | 861 ft (262 m) |
| River mouth |
Mahanoy Creek 509 ft (155 m) 40°45′16″N 76°45′25″W / 40.75456°N 76.75694°WCoordinates: 40°45′16″N 76°45′25″W / 40.75456°N 76.75694°W |
| Progression | Mahanoy Creek → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay |
| Basin size | 13.1 sq mi (34 km2) |
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| Physical characteristics | |
| Length | 8.3 mi (13.4 km) |
Zerbe Run (also known as Zerbe Creek) is a tributary of Mahanoy Creek in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 8.3 miles (13.4 km) long and flows through Coal Township, Zerbe Township, and Little Mahanoy Township. The watershed of the stream has an area of 13.1 square miles (34 km2). Part of the stream is impaired by abandoned mine drainage, but its upper reaches are not impacted by mining. Several mine drainage discharges occur within the watershed. The stream is not far from the Western Middle Anthracite Field.
Zerbe Run is one of the major tributaries of Mahanoy Creek. Its watershed makes up 8.1 percent of the Mahanoy Creek drainage basin. A number of bridges have been constructed over the stream. Its watershed is designated as a Coldwater Fishery and a Migratory Fishery, but there are no fish in the stream. However, the Zerbe Run Rod And Gun Club Pond is stocked with trout and numerous macroinvertebrate taxa inhabit the stream. An area in its upper reaches is on the Northumberland County Natural Areas Inventory.
Zerbe Run begins in a valley between two deep and broad ridges (Big Mountain and Little Mountain), in Coal Township. It flows west-southwest for a few tenths of a mile, entering Zerbe Township and the census-designated place of Trevorton. The stream continues flowing west-southwest through Zerbe Township and Trevorton for a few miles, eventually passing through a pond and crossing Pennsylvania Route 890. It then turns west-northwest for a few tenths of a mile, receiving an unnamed tributary from the before turning west-southwest, crossing Pennsylvania Route 225, which it continues to flow alongside for several miles. After several tenths of a mile, the stream receives another unnamed tributary from the left and continues flowing west-southwest for several tenths of a mile. It then exits Trevorton and Zerbe Township and enters Little Mahanoy Township. Here, the stream turns southwest for more than a mile, receiving two more unnamed tributaries from the left as its valley broadens. It eventually reaches its confluence with Mahanoy Creek.
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