Corn Run is a tributary of the
Susquehanna River
The Susquehanna River (; Lenape: Siskëwahane) is a major river located in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, overlapping between the lower Northeast and the Upland South. At long, it is the longest river on the East Coast of the ...
in
Columbia County, Pennsylvania,
United States. It is approximately long and flows through
Catawissa Township and
Catawissa.
The stream's watershed has an area of . Corn Run was historically known as Roberts Run. The stream is listed as a coldwater fishery.
Course
Corn Run begins near the community of Breezy Acres in
Catawissa Township. It flows southwest for approximately half a mile before receiving an unnamed tributary and turning south for a short distance. The stream then picks up another unnamed tributary and turns west-southwest for some distance, receiving another unnamed tributary along the way. It eventually starts flowing parallel to State Route 3015 and turns south and enters
Catawissa. In Catawissa, the stream turns east, crosses a
railroad, and reaches its confluence with the Susquehanna River.
Corn Run joins the Susquehanna River upstream of its mouth.
Geography
The elevation near the mouth of Corn Run is above
sea level. The elevation near its source is between and .
There are some steep slopes in the vicinity of the stream.
There are seven obstructions on Corn Run and they are assigned numbers between 31 and 37. The obstructions include a stone box, a concrete box, an iron
culvert
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, and several others.
Watershed
The watershed of Corn Run has an area of .
Parts of the watershed are forested and there are also some
ponds near the stream.
However, the areas of the watershed that are within the stream's flood boundary are moderately populated residential areas.
A total of of land in the watershed of Corn Run are in flood zones. are in Catawissa and are in Catawissa Township.
A portion of Corn Run is in a development, which is known as Roberts Addition as of 1982.
The entire
drainage basin of Corn Run is considered to be a coldwater fishery.
History and etymology
Corn Run was historically known as Roberts Run, after Moses Roberts, who was one of the earliest settlers of Catawissa. During a
flood in 1904,
bushels of
corn
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were washed into the stream, causing it to be renamed Corn Run.
The new name of the stream was popular among locals by 1915. However, it was still referred to as Roberts Run on some maps as late as the 1950s.
The Creasey Farm, which was owned by Nathan Creasey, was historically located on Corn Run.
See also
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Catawissa Creek
Catawissa Creek (colloquially known as The Cat) is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed August 8, 2011 tributary of the Susquehanna River in east-central Pennsylvania in th ...
, next tributary of the Susquehanna River going downriver
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Fishing Creek (North Branch Susquehanna River), next tributary of the Susquehanna River going upriver
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List of rivers of Pennsylvania
References
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Rivers of Columbia County, Pennsylvania
Rivers of Pennsylvania
Tributaries of the Susquehanna River