Cross Run
| Cross Run | |
|---|---|
| Basin features | |
| Main source | immediately east of Pismire Ridge in Hazle Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania 1,700 to 1,720 feet (520 to 520 m) |
| River mouth | Catawissa Creek in Hazle Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania 1,630 ft (500 m) |
| Progression | Catawissa Creek → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay |
| Tributaries |
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| Physical characteristics | |
| Length | 1.1 mi (1.8 km) |
Cross Run is a tributary of Catawissa Creek in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 1.1 miles (1.8 km) long and flows through Hazle Township. The stream is in the United States Geological Survey quadrangle of Conyngham. The stream has two reservoirs on it and has been used as a water supply for Hazleton since at least the late 1800s or early 1900s. Both of the stream's reservoirs have dams. The stream has one unnamed tributary. Cross Run and its unnamed tributary are considered by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection to be impaired for part of their lengths.
Cross Run begins immediately east of Pismire Ridge in Hazle Township. The stream flows west-southwest for several hundred feet. It then turns south and after a few hundred feet enters a reservoir. At the southwestern corner of the reservoir, the stream passes through the Upper Mount Pleasant Dam and almost immediately turns southeast, entering a second reservoir after a few hundred feet. At the southeastern corner of this reservoir, it flows south-southwest for several hundred feet before receiving an unnamed tributary and turning west. After several hundred feet, the stream enters a third lake and turns south-southwest. At the southern edge of the lake, the stream loses its flow for a few dozen feet before entering a fourth lake, where it reaches its confluence with Catawissa Creek.
A total of 0.22 miles (0.35 km) of Cross Run is considered by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection to be impaired for aquatic life by abandoned mine drainage and metals. Its unnamed tributary is also considered to be impaired for the same reason for 1.54 miles (2.48 km).
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