| Paint Spring Run Painter Spring Run | |
|---|---|
 Paint Spring Run looking upstream | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | southeast of Kocher Mountain in Lake Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania |
| • elevation | between 1,300 and 1,320 feet (400 and 400 m) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Harveys Creek in Lake Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania |
• coordinates | 41°19′11″N 76°04′26″W / 41.3198°N 76.0739°W |
• elevation | 1,102 ft (336 m) |
| Length | 3.0 mi (4.8 km) |
| Basin size | 2.35 sq mi (6.1 km2) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Harveys Creek → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | one unnamed tributary |
Paint Spring Run (also known as Painter Spring Run[1]) is a tributary of Harveys Creek in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 3.0 miles (4.8 km) long and flows through Lake Township.[2] The watershed of the stream has an area of 2.35 square miles (6.1 km2). It has one named tributary. Wild trout inhabit Paint Spring Run. Wisconsinan Till, Wisconsinan Bouldery Till, Wisconsinan Ice-Contact Stratified Drift, alluvium, peat bogs, wetlands, and bedrock consisting of sandstone and shale all occur in the surficial geology in the stream's vicinity.
- ^ Duane D. Braun (2007), Surficial geology of the Harveys Lake 7.5-minute quadrangle, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, pp. 11, 18, archived from the original on May 24, 2014, retrieved January 31, 2015
- ^ United States Geological Survey, The National Map Viewer, retrieved January 31, 2015