Crooked Run (Catawissa Creek tributary)
Crooked Run is a tributary of Catawissa Creek in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 4.4 miles (7.1 km) long and flows through North Union Township. The watershed of the stream has an area of 4.24 square miles (11.0 km2). The stream is considered to be a High-Quality Coldwater Fishery and Class A Wild Trout Waters. However, it is impaired by atmospheric deposition. The main rock formations in the stream's watershed are the Mauch Chunk Formation and the Pocono Formation and the main soils are the Leck Kill soil and the Hazleton soil.
| Crooked Run | |
|---|---|
Crooked Run looking upstream | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Catawissa Mountain in North Union Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania |
| • elevation | 1,720 ft (520 m) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Catawissa Creek in North Union Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania |
• coordinates | 40°55′05″N 76°14′34″W |
• elevation | 771 ft (235 m) |
| Length | 4.4 mi (7.1 km) |
| Basin size | 4.24 sq mi (11.0 km2) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Catawissa Creek → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | one unnamed tributary |
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