Hell Run is a long tributary to

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. Hell Run flows most of its distance through

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and is the only stream in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania rated as an Exceptional Value (EV) stream.

Name

The name "Hell's Hollow" and Hell Run has been ascribed to the description of an early settler who stayed the night in the hollow and termed it Hell.

Watershed

The Hell Run watershed is mostly in agricultural use with some strip mines in the upper sections and is natural in the lower sections within McConnell's Mill State Park. Almost 60% of the watershed is forested.

History

Jacob Shaffer (1809-1810) and Miller Kennedy (1808) were the earliest settlers in the area. Iron smelting took place in the valley during the late 1800s and an old iron furnace is still present within the watershed.

Designations

The Hell Run watershed has been designated as an Exceptional Value (EV) stream by the PA Fish and Boat Commission. Hell Run along with Slippery Rock Creek is listed on the Nationwide Inventory of Wild and Scenic Rivers.

References

External links

Hell Run Conservation PlanSlippery Rock Watershed Coalition
{{authority control Rivers of Pennsylvania Tributaries of the Beaver River Rivers of Lawrence County, Pennsylvania