Falls Run
| Falls Run | |
|---|---|
| Basin features | |
| Main source | valley on Buck Mountain in Beaver Township, Columbia County, Pennsylvania between 1,020 and 1,040 feet (310 and 320 m) |
| River mouth | Black Creek in Black Creek Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania 801 ft (244 m) 40°58′27″N 76°11′05″W / 40.9742°N 76.1848°WCoordinates: 40°58′27″N 76°11′05″W / 40.9742°N 76.1848°W |
| Progression | Black Creek → Nescopeck Creek → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay |
| Basin size | at least 2.44 square miles (6.3 km2) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Length | 3.1 mi (5.0 km) |
Falls Run is a tributary of Black Creek in Columbia County and Luzerne County, in Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 3.1 miles (5.0 km) long and flows through Beaver Township in Columbia County and Black Creek Township in Luzerne County. The watershed of the stream has an area of at least 2.44 square miles (6.3 km2). The stream was historically used as a water supply and one bridge crosses it. It is in the vicinity of Buck Mountain.
Falls Run begins in a valley on Buck Mountain in Beaver Township, Columbia County. It flows east for more than a mile in the valley before exiting Beaver Township and Columbia County.
Upon exiting Columbia County, Falls Run enters Black Creek Township, Luzerne County and continues flowing east. After several tenths of a mile, the stream turns northeast, leaving the mountain and entering the community of Rock Glen. It then turns north, leaving Rock Glen and flowing alongside Black Creek. Several tenths of a mile further downstream, it reaches its confluence with Black Creek.
The elevation near the mouth of Falls run is 801 feet (244 m) above sea level. The elevation near the stream's source is between 1,020 and 1,040 feet (310 and 320 m) above sea level.
The mouth of Falls Run is located near Buck Mountain and a hill known as Middle Hill. Part of the stream is situated to the west of a gorge known as the Black Creek Gorge.
An area in the vicinity of Falls Run may overlay the a coal bed known as the Buck Mountain Bed. However, an 1895 book noted that it had not been demonstrated that this was the case.
The watershed of Falls Run has an area of at least 2.44 square miles (6.3 km2). Falls Run is entirely within the United States Geological Survey quadrangle of Nuremberg.
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