Wilson Run (Kipps Run tributary)

Wilson Run
Wilsons Run, Wilson's Run
Wilson Run looking downstream
Map
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationhill in Rush Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
 • elevation920 ft (280 m)
Mouth 
 • location
Kipps Run in Riverside, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates
40°56′26″N 76°38′30″W / 40.94059°N 76.64154°W / 40.94059; -76.64154
 • elevation
528 ft (161 m)
Length3.6 mi (5.8 km)
Basin size3.27 sq mi (8.5 km2)
Basin features
ProgressionKipps Run → Susquehanna RiverChesapeake Bay

Wilson Run (also known as Wilsons Run[1] or Wilson's Run[2]) is a tributary of Kipps Run in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 3.6 miles (5.8 km) long and flows through Rush Township and Riverside.[3] The watershed of the stream has an area of 3.27 square miles (8.5 km2). The drainage basin is considered to be a Coldwater Fishery and a Migratory Fishery. At least three bridges cross the stream and a mill historically existed on it. Sandstone has been observed in its vicinity.

  1. ^ Geographic Names Information System, Feature Detail Report for: Wilson Run, retrieved October 24, 2014
  2. ^ Herbert Charles Bell, J. J. John (1891), History of Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, pp. 19, 741, retrieved October 24, 2014
  3. ^ United States Geological Survey, The National Map Viewer, retrieved October 24, 2014