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Windfall Run

Windfall Run
Map
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationwetland on a plateau in Noxen Township, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania
 • elevationbetween 2,200 and 2,220 feet (671 and 677 m)
Mouth 
 • location
Baker Run in Noxen Township, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates
41°24′16″N 76°07′20″W / 41.40438°N 76.12233°W / 41.40438; -76.12233
 • elevation
1,365 ft (416 m)
Length1.6 mi (2.6 km)
Basin size1.68 sq mi (4.4 km2)
Basin features
ProgressionBaker Run → Bowman Creek → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay

Windfall Run is a tributary of Baker Run in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 1.6 miles (2.6 km) long and flows through Noxen Township.[1][2] The watershed of the stream has an area of 1.68 square miles (4.4 km2). The stream itself is classified as Class A Wild Trout Waters by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission. The surficial geology in its vicinity includes Wisconsinan Till and bedrock.

Course

Windfall Run begins in a wetland on a plateau in Noxen Township. It flows north-northeast for several tenths of a mile and enters a deep valley before turning east-southeast. The stream flows in this direction for more than a mile before reaching its confluence with Baker Run.[1]

Windfall Run joins Baker Run, which is itself only 1.1 miles (1.8 km) long, 0.66 miles (1.06 km) upstream of its mouth.[1][3]

Hydrology

The concentration of alkalinity in Windfall Run is 4 milligrams per liter (0.0040 oz/cu ft).[4]

Geography and geology

The elevation near the mouth of Windfall Run is 1,365 feet (416 m) above sea level.[5] The elevation near the source of the stream is between 2,200 and 2,220 feet (671 and 677 m) above sea level.[1]

The surficial geology along Windfall Run in the Dutch Mountain quadrangle, where most of the stream is situated, consists of a till known as Wisconsinan Till. However, bedrock consisting of sandstone and shale occurs on the sides of the stream's valley.[6]

For much of its length, Noxen Township flows through a deep valley cut into a plateau.[7]

Watershed

The watershed of Windfall Run has an area of 1.68 square miles (4.4 km2).[3] The mouth of the stream is in the United States Geological Survey quadrangle of Noxen. However, its source is in the quadrangle of Dutch Mountain.[5]

The entire length of Windfall Run is on public land that is open to access.[4] The stream is situated entirely within Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 57.[7]

History

Windfall Run was entered into the Geographic Names Information System on August 2, 1979. Its identifier in the Geographic Names Information System is 1199800.[5]

Biology

Wild trout naturally reproduce in Windfall Run from its headwaters downstream to its mouth.[2] The stream is designated by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission as Class A Wild Trout Waters for brook trout from its headwaters downstream to its mouth.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d United States Geological Survey, The National Map Viewer, retrieved October 12, 2015
  2. ^ a b Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (August 2015), Pennsylvania Wild Trout Waters (Natural Reproduction) – August 2015 (PDF), p. 106, retrieved October 12, 2015
  3. ^ a b Pennsylvania Gazetteer of Streams (PDF), November 2, 2001, p. 152, retrieved October 12, 2015
  4. ^ a b c Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (August 2015), Class A Wild Trout Waters (PDF), p. 24, retrieved October 12, 2015
  5. ^ a b c Geographic Names Information System, Feature Detail Report for: Windfall Run, retrieved October 12, 2015
  6. ^ Duane D. Braun (2007), Surficial geology of the Dutch Mountain 7.5-minute quadrangle, Wyoming, Sullivan, and Luzerne Counties, Pennsylvania, p. 18, archived from the original on May 24, 2014, retrieved October 12, 2015
  7. ^ a b United States Geological Survey (1987), noxen.jpg, retrieved October 12, 2015
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