Little Crooked Run
| Little Crooked Run | |
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Little Crooked Run
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| Basin features | |
| Main source | valley in southeastern North Union Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania 1,480 ft (450 m) |
| River mouth | Tomhicken Creek in North Union Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania 997 ft (304 m) 40°55′47″N 76°09′15″W / 40.92986°N 76.15412°WCoordinates: 40°55′47″N 76°09′15″W / 40.92986°N 76.15412°W |
| Progression | Tomhicken Creek → Catawissa Creek → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay |
| Basin size | 1.22 sq mi (3.2 km2) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Length | 1.7 mi (2.7 km) |
Little Crooked Run is a tributary of Tomhicken Creek in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 1.7 miles (2.7 km) long and flows through North Union Township. The watershed of the stream has an area of 1.22 square miles (3.2 km2). The stream is considered to be a High-Quality Coldwater Fishery and Class A Wild Trout Waters. The main rock formations in the stream's watershed are the Mauch Chunk Formation and the Pottsville Formation and the main soil is the Hazleton soil.
Little Crooked Run begins a in a valley in southeastern North Union Township, a few hundred feet from the border between North Union Township and East Union Township. The stream flows northeast for a few tenths of a mile before turning north and slightly west and leaving the valley. After several tenths of a mile, it crosses Miller Road and T872. A short distance downstream, it reaches its confluence with Tomhicken Creek.
Little Crooked Run joins Tomhicken Creek 4.79 miles (7.71 km) upstream of its mouth.
Little Crooked Run is not considered to be impaired. However, it is infertile and acidic, and has the potential to be affected by acid precipitation.
The concentration of alkalinity in Little Crooked Run is 4 milligrams per liter. The pH of the stream is 6.6. The level of water hardness in its waters is 6 milligrams per liter.
At 12:25 P.M. on July 11, 1997, the air temperature in the vicinity of Little Crooked Run was measured to be 30 °C (86 °F). The water temperature of the stream at that time was measured to be 15.3 °C (59.5 °F). The specific conductivity of its waters is 32 umhos.
The elevation near the mouth of Little Crooked Run is 997 feet (304 m) above sea level. The elevation at the source of the stream is just over 1,480 feet (450 m) above sea level.
The entire length of Little Crooked Run is on rock of the Mauch Chunk Formation. However, an area of rock of the Pottsville Formation is also found near the stream. The stream flows over Hazleton soil for its entire length.
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