Nancy Run
| Nancy Run | |
|---|---|
| Etymology | an old fortune teller who lived near the creek |
| Basin features | |
| Main source | near the Green Pond Golf Course in Bethlehem Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania 382 feet (116 m) |
| River mouth | Lehigh River in Freemansburg, Northampton County, Pennsylvania 220 feet (67 m) 40°37′55″N 75°20′00″W / 40.63205°N 75.33342°WCoordinates: 40°37′55″N 75°20′00″W / 40.63205°N 75.33342°W |
| Progression | Lehigh River → Delaware River → Delaware Bay |
| Basin size | 6.14 square miles (15.9 km2) |
| Tributaries |
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| Physical characteristics | |
| Length | 4.1 mi (6.6 km) |
Nancy Run (also known as Nancys Run) is a tributary of the Lehigh River in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 4.1 miles (6.6 km) long and flows through Bethlehem Township and Freemansburg. The watershed of the stream has an area of approximately 6.14 square miles (15.9 km2). It is classified as a Coldwater Fishery and a High-Quality Coldwater Fishery and has been home to trout and a diverse macroinvertebrate community.
Nancy Run begins near the Green Pond Golf Course in Bethlehem Township. It flows southwest for several tenths of a mile before turning south-southwest for several tenths of a mile, crossing Easton Ave. The stream then receives an unnamed tributary from the and turns west for some distance before entering the census-designated place of Middletown. It then turns south for a while before turning south-southwest and entering Freemansburg. Here, it turns south for a few tenths of a mile before reaching its confluence with the Lehigh River.
The elevation near the mouth of Nancy Run is 220 feet (67 m) above sea level. The elevation near the source of the stream is approximately 382 feet (116 m) above sea level.
The Lehigh Canal crosses Nancy Run.
Near Nancy Run, "one of the best" beds of stromatolitic Limeport beds in eastern Pennsylvania is exposed.
The watershed of Nancy Run has an area of 6.14 square miles (15.9 km2). The part of the watershed that lies above its unnamed tributary has an area of only 1.40 square miles (3.6 km2). Nancy Run is entirely within the United States Geological Survey quadrangle of Nazareth.
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