Kratzer Run

Kratzer Run
Tributary to Anderson Creek
Map of Kratzer Run mouth location
Map of Kratzer Run mouth location
Location of Kratzer Run mouth
Map of Kratzer Run mouth location
Map of Kratzer Run mouth location
Kratzer Run (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyClearfield
BoroughGrampian
Physical characteristics
SourceHiles Run divide
 • locationabout 1 mile southeast of Grampian, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates40°56′24″N 078°36′15″W / 40.94000°N 78.60417°W / 40.94000; -78.60417[1]
 • elevation1,620 ft (490 m)[2]
Mouth 
 • location
Bridgeport, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates
40°58′35″N 078°32′48″W / 40.97639°N 78.54667°W / 40.97639; -78.54667[1]
 • elevation
1,181 ft (360 m)[3]
Length5.75 mi (9.25 km)[4]
Basin size
15.41 square miles (39.9 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationAnderson Creek
 • average24.39 cu ft/s (0.691 m3/s) at mouth with Anderson Creek[5]
Basin features
ProgressionAnderson Creek → West Branch Susquehanna River → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River systemSusquehanna River
Tributaries 
 • leftBilger Run
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesHaytown Road, PA 729, Rustic Road

Kratzer Run is a 5.75 mi (9.25 km)-long 3rd order tributary to Anderson Creek in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania. It is the only stream bearing this name in the United States.[1]

Geography and environmental issues

Kratzer Run is the largest tributary to Anderson Creek and drains a region of farmland and places that have been surface mined for coal. As a result, Kratzer Run suffers from Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) and the impact of adjacent highways and communities is considered the most degraded tributary to Anderson Creek.[6]

Bilger Run, a tributary, is also impaired by AMD. Numerous places of erosion have been noted as well.[6] In spite of the impacts, numerous efforts are underway to mitigate the pollution.[7]

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[8]

  • Little Anderson Run

Course

Kratzer Run rises about 1 mile southeast of Grampian, Pennsylvania, and then flows generally east to join Anderson Creek at Bridgeport.[3]

Watershed

Kratzer Run drains 15.41 square miles (39.9 km2) of area, receives about 43.3 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 368.63, and is about 63% forested.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Kratzer Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Kratzer Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Anderson Creek Watershed Assessment, Restoration and Implementation Plan" (PDF). Western Pennsylvania Conservancy. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Kratzer Run Assessment and Coldwater Conservation Plan" (PDF). Trout Unlimited. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  8. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ararat River

Watershed Maps

Course of Kratzer Run in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, USA
Watershed of Kratzer Run in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, USA

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