Cider Run (Bowman Creek)
| Cider Run | |
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Cider Run looking upstream in its lower reaches
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| Basin features | |
| Main source | valley to the west of The Stack in Forkston Township, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania between 1,940 and 1,960 feet (591 and 597 m) |
| River mouth | Bowman Creek near Mountain Springs in Noxen Township, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania 1,362 ft (415 m) 41°23′03″N 76°08′38″W / 41.38416°N 76.14394°WCoordinates: 41°23′03″N 76°08′38″W / 41.38416°N 76.14394°W |
| Progression | Bowman Creek → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay |
| Basin size | 3.77 sq mi (9.8 km2) |
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| Physical characteristics | |
| Length | 2.5 mi (4.0 km) |
Cider Run is a tributary of Bowman Creek in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long and flows through Forkston Township and Noxen Township. The watershed of the stream has an area of 3.77 square miles (9.8 km2). The stream is not designated as an impaired waterbody. Its watershed is classified as Exceptional Value waters and a Migratory Fishery and the stream is designated as a Wilderness Trout Stream.
Cider Run begins in a valley to the west of The Stack in Forkston Township, near the border between Wyoming County and Luzerne County. It flows northeast through the valley for several tenths of a mile before turning north-northeast. After a few tenths of a mile, the stream enters Noxen Township and a few tenths of a mile after that, it turns east-northeast, receiving an unnamed tributary from the . Over the next several tenths of a mile, it flows around the northern edge of The Stack and turns southeast. The stream then turns south for several tenths of a mile, flowing along the eastern edge of The Stack, before turning southeast. A short distance further downstream, it reaches its confluence with Bowman Creek.
Cider Run joins Bowman Creek 19.74 miles (31.77 km) upstream of its mouth.
Cider Run has no named tributaries. However, it does have one unnamed tributary, which is approximately 1.4 miles (2.3 km) long and begins in a wetland.
Cider Run is not designated as an impaired waterbody.
The elevation near the mouth of Cider Run is 1,362 feet (415 m) above sea level. The elevation of the stream's source is between 1,940 and 1,960 feet (591 and 597 m) above sea level.
The surficial geology in the vicinity of Cider Run mainly consists of alluvium, except in its upper reaches, where it consists of a till known as Wisconsinan Till. Wisconsinan Till occurs along the stream's valley throughout its length and is underlain by glacial lake clays in some reaches. Bedrock consisting of sandstone and shale occurs in the valley's higher elevations.
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