Mile Run (White Deer Creek)
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Mile Run looking upstream
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| Basin features | |
| Main source | valley between Fawn Ridge and Pine Flat in West Buffalo Township, Union County, Pennsylvania 1,546 ft (471 m) |
| River mouth | White Deer Creek in West Buffalo Township, Union County, Pennsylvania near White Deer 997 ft (304 m) 41°03′47″N 77°03′58″W / 41.06317°N 77.06616°WCoordinates: 41°03′47″N 77°03′58″W / 41.06317°N 77.06616°W |
| Progression | White Deer Creek → West Branch Susquehanna River → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay |
| Basin size | 1.57 sq mi (4.1 km2) |
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| Physical characteristics | |
| Length | 1.9 mi (3.1 km) |
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Mile Run is a tributary of White Deer Creek in Union County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 1.9 miles (3.1 km) long and flows through West Buffalo Township. The watershed of the stream has an area of 1.57 square miles (4.1 km2). It has been described as a "spring run". Wild trout naturally reproduce within the stream and numerous bryophyte species have been observed in its vicinity.
Mile Run begins in a valley between Fawn Ridge and Pine Flat in West Buffalo Township. It flows east-northeast through the valley for several tenths of a mile before receiving an unnamed tributary from the . It then gradually turns south, receiving another unnamed tributary from the left. At this point, the stream turns south for several tenths of a mile, passing between Pine Flat and Little Mountain. It then reaches the end of its valley and crosses Interstate 80 before turning east-southeast. A short distance further downstream, the stream reaches its confluence with White Deer Creek.
Mile Run joins White Deer Creek 11.82 miles (19.02 km) upstream of its mouth.
The elevation near the mouth of Mile Run is 997 feet (304 m) above sea level. The elevation of the stream's source is 1,546 feet (471 m) above sea level.
Mile Run has been described as a "spring run".
The watershed of Mile Run has an area of 1.57 square miles (4.1 km2). The stream is entirely within the United States Geological Survey quadrangle of Williamsport SE. Its mouth is situated near White Deer.
A total of 1.25 square miles (3.2 km2) of the watershed of Mile Run is in Union County.
The average daily discharge of Mile Run is 2.58 cubic feet per second (0.073 m3/s).
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