Rattling Run (Catawissa Creek tributary)

Rattling Run
Rattling Run looking downstream near its mouth
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Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationSouthern border of Brandonville in East Union Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
 • elevation1,280 to 1,300 feet (390 to 400 m)
Mouth 
 • location
Catawissa Creek in East Union Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates
40°51′59″N 76°11′41″W / 40.8663°N 76.1948°W / 40.8663; -76.1948
 • elevation
882 ft (269 m)
Length2.4 mi (3.9 km)
Basin size2.28 sq mi (5.9 km2)
Basin features
ProgressionCatawissa Creek → Susquehanna RiverChesapeake Bay
Tributaries 
 • left"Trib 27595 To Rattling Run", "Trib 27594 To Rattling Run"

Rattling Run is a tributary of Catawissa Creek in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 2.4 miles (3.9 km) long and flows through East Union Township.[1] The watershed of the stream has an area of 2.28 square miles (5.9 km2). The stream is considered to be a High-Quality Coldwater Fishery and Class A Wild Trout Waters. Three species of fish inhabit the stream. The main rock formations in the stream's watershed are the Mauch Chunk Formation and the Pottsville Formation and the main soils are the Leck Kill soil and the Hezleton soil. The stream has two unnamed tributaries.

  1. ^ United States Geological Survey, The National Map Viewer, retrieved October 5, 2014