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Derr Run is a
Derr Run begins in a small
tributary
A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainage ...
of 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 it ...
in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania
Lycoming County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 114,188. Its county seat is Williamsport.
Lycoming County comprises the Williamsport metropolitan statistical area.
About northwest ...
, in the United States. It is approximately long and flows through Penn Township and Franklin Township. The watershed of the stream has an area of . It is classified as a Coldwater Fishery and a Migratory Fishery.
Course
Derr Run begins in a small pond
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on a hill in Penn Township. It flows south for several tenths of a mile and enters a valley before turning south-southeast. After several tenths of a mile, the stream turns south for a few tenths of a mile before turning south-southeast again and entering Penn Township. Several tenths of a mile further downstream, it turns southeast for several tenths of a mile. The stream then leaves its valley, crosses Pennsylvania Route 118
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, and turns southwest, flowing through the valley of Little Muncy Creek. After a few tenths of a mile, it reaches its confluence with Little Muncy Creek.
Derr Run joins Little Muncy Creek upstream of its mouth.
Geography and geology
The elevation near themouth
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of Derr Run is above sea level
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. The elevation of the stream's source
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is above sea level.
There is a spring
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in the watershed of Derr Run.
Watershed and biology
Thewatershed
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of Derr Run has an area of . The mouth of the stream is in the United States Geological Survey
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quadrangle of Lairdsville. However, its source is in the quadrangle of Picture Rocks. The mouth of the stream is located within of Lairdsville.
In 2014, Waste Management of Pennsylvania, Inc. was issued an Erosion and Sediment Control Permit for which the receiving waterbody is Derr Run. In 2007, the US Gypsum Company was issued a permit to build, maintain, and operate a long natural gas
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pipeline crossing the stream in two places, as well as crossing other streams. However, one of the crossings of Derr Run was planned to involve no impact to the stream; the other was planned to impact .
Derr Run is classified as a Coldwater Fishery and a Migratory Fishery, as are all of the other named tributaries of Little Muncy Creek.
History
Derr Run was entered into theGeographic Names Information System
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on August 2, 1979. Its identifier in the Geographic Names Information System is 1192351.
See also
* Jakes Run (Little Muncy Creek), next tributary of Little Muncy Creek going downstream * Big Run (Little Muncy Creek), next tributary of Little Muncy Creek going upstream *List of rivers of Pennsylvania
This is a list of streams and rivers in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.
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Delaware Bay
Chesapeake Bay
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References
{{authority control Rivers of Lycoming County, Pennsylvania Tributaries of Muncy Creek Rivers of Pennsylvania