Balliet Run
Balliet Run (also known as Balliet's Run) is a tributary of Big Wapwallopen Creek in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 7.3 miles (11.7 km) long and flows through Dorrance Township, Hollenback Township, and Butler Township. The watershed of the stream has an area of 7.23 square miles (18.7 km2). The stream itself is fairly small and has two unnamed tributaries. It is considered to be Class A Wild Trout Waters and is inhabited by brook trout and brown trout. Wisconsinan Till, fill, and bedrock consisting of sandstone, conglomerate, and shale occur in the vicinity of the stream.
| Balliet Run | |
|---|---|
Balliet Run near its mouth | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | base of Nescopeck Mountain, not far from Nescopeck Pass in Dorrance Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania |
| • elevation | between 1,360 and 1,380 feet (410 and 420 m) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Big Wapwallopen Creek in Hollenback Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania |
• coordinates | 41°03′30″N 76°04′10″W |
• elevation | 801 ft (244 m) |
| Length | 7.3 mi (11.7 km) |
| Basin size | 7.23 sq mi (18.7 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 780 cu ft/s (22 m3/s) peak annual discharge, 10% probability |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Big Wapwallopen Creek → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | one unnamed tributary |
| • right | one unnamed tributary |
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