Big Run (East Branch Fishing Creek tributary)
Big Run is a tributary of East Branch Fishing Creek in Sullivan County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 2.4 miles (3.9 km) long and flows through Davidson Township. Its watershed has an area of 1.38 square miles (3.6 km2). The stream has a low pH and poor water quality, although that could potentially be remedied. The main rock formations in the area are the Catskill Formation, the Huntley Mountain Formation, and the Burgoon Sandstone. The main soil associations in the vicinity of the stream are the Deep-Wellsboro-Oquaga association, the Oquaga association, and the Norwich association.
| Big Run | |
|---|---|
Big Run Falls | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | eastern Davidson Township, Sullivan County, Pennsylvania |
| • elevation | 2,240 to 2,260 feet (680 to 690 m) |
| Mouth | |
• location | East Branch Fishing Creek in Davidson Township, Sullivan County, Pennsylvania |
• elevation | 1,358 ft (414 m) |
| Length | 2.4 mi (3.9 km) |
| Basin size | 1.38 sq mi (3.6 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 1,404 US gal/min (5.31 m3/min) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | East Branch Fishing Creek → Fishing Creek → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay |
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