Dark Run

Dark Run
Dark Run looking upstream near Ringtown
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationUnion Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania near Pattersonville
 • elevation1,160 to 1,180 feet (350 to 360 m)
Mouth 
 • location
Catawissa Creek in Union Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates
40°52′56″N 76°12′23″W / 40.88217°N 76.20651°W / 40.88217; -76.20651
 • elevation
843 ft (257 m)
Length4.3 mi (6.9 km)
Basin size4.55 sq mi (11.8 km2)
Basin features
ProgressionCatawissa Creek → Susquehanna RiverChesapeake Bay
Tributaries 
 • left"Trib 27588 to Dark Run", "Trib 27587 to Dark Run", "Trib 27586 to Dark Run"
 • right"Trib 27590 to Dark Run", "Trib 27589 to Dark Run"

Dark Run is a tributary of Catawissa Creek in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 4.3 miles (6.9 km) long and flows through Union Township.[1] The watershed of the stream has an area of 4.55 square miles (11.8 km2). The stream is considered to be a High-Quality Coldwater Fishery and Class D Wild Trout Waters. Eight species of fish inhabit the stream. The main rock formations in the stream's watershed are the Mauch Chunk Formation and the main soil is the Leck Kill soil. The stream has several unnamed tributaries.

  1. ^ United States Geological Survey, The National Map Viewer, archived from the original on March 29, 2012, retrieved October 4, 2014