Stony Run (Little Catawissa Creek tributary)

Stony Run
Stony Run
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Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationLittle Mountain in Union Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
 • elevation1,460 to 1,480 feet (450 to 450 m)
Mouth 
 • location
Little Catawissa Creek in Union Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates
40°52′53″N 76°13′57″W / 40.88128°N 76.23256°W / 40.88128; -76.23256
 • elevation
912 ft (278 m)
Length2.2 mi (3.5 km)
Basin size2.24 sq mi (5.8 km2)
Basin features
ProgressionLittle Catawissa Creek → Catawissa CreekSusquehanna RiverChesapeake Bay

Stony Run is a tributary of Little Catawissa Creek in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 2.2 miles (3.5 km) long and flows through Union Township.[1] The watershed of the stream has an area of 2.24 square miles (5.8 km2). The stream is polluted and acidic. However, it is considered to be a coldwater fishery. The main rock formations in the stream's watershed are the Mauch Chunk Formation and the Pocono Formation. The main soils in the watershed are the Leck Kill soil and the Hazleton soil. No fish inhabit the stream.

  1. ^ United States Geological Survey, The National Map Viewer, retrieved October 3, 2014