Broad Run is a

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Little Muncy Creek Little Muncy Creek is the major tributary of Muncy Creek in Lycoming and Sullivan Counties, Pennsylvania, United States. Via Muncy Creek and the West Branch Susquehanna River, it is part of the Susquehanna River drainage basin and waters from i ...

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, in the United States. It is approximately long and flows through Moreland Township. The watershed of the stream has an area of . At least one bridge has been constructed over the stream, carrying State Route 2067. Broad Run is classified as a Coldwater Fishery.

Course

Broad Run begins on Ball Ridge in Moreland Township. It flows south-southeast for a few tenths of a mile before turning south-southwest for several tenths of a mile, crossing

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, and receiving an unnamed tributary from the

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. The stream then turns south-southeast for several tenths of a mile, flowing through a valley, before receiving a very short unnamed tributary from the

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and turning south-southwest. After a few tenths of a mile, it receives another unnamed tributary from the right, and several tenths of a mile further downstream, it turns west-southwest for a short distance and receives an unnamed tributary from the right before turning south-southwest and then west-southwest. After several tenths of a mile, the stream receives an unnamed tributary from the right and turns south-southwest for several tenths of a mile, reaching the end of its valley. It then turns west for a short distance before turning south and reaching its confluence with Little Muncy Creek. Broad Run joins Little Muncy Creek upstream of its mouth.

Geography and geology

The elevation near the

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of Broad Run is above

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. The elevation of the stream's

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is above sea level.

Watershed and biology

The watershed of Broad Run has an area of . The stream is entirely within the

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quadrangle of Hughesville. Its mouth is located within of Moreland. Broad Run is classified as a Coldwater Fishery.

History

Broad Run was entered into the

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on August 2, 1979. Its identifier in the Geographic Names Information System is 1170290. A concrete stringer/multi-beam or girder bridge carrying State Route 2067 across Broad Run was constructed east of Clarkstown in 1930 and is long. A bridge rehabilitation project involving substructure repair of six bridges in Lycoming County, including one carrying State Route 2067 over Broad Run, for a total cost of $1,530,000. In 2016,

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was issued an Erosion and Sediment Control Permit for which one of the receiving waterbodies was Broad Run.

References

{{authority control Rivers of Lycoming County, Pennsylvania Tributaries of Muncy Creek Rivers of Pennsylvania

Course

Geography and geology

Watershed and biology

History

See also

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