Quaker Run (Shamokin Creek)
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Quaker Run looking downstream in Ranshaw
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| Etymology | Isaac Tomlinson, a member of the Society of Friends |
| Basin features | |
| Main source | near Pennsylvania Route 61 in Kulpmont, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania between 1,100 and 1,120 feet (335 and 341 m) |
| River mouth | Shamokin Creek in Coal Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania 830 ft (250 m) 40°47′02″N 76°31′22″W / 40.7840°N 76.5229°WCoordinates: 40°47′02″N 76°31′22″W / 40.7840°N 76.5229°W |
| Progression | Shamokin Creek → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay |
| Basin size | 3.62 sq mi (9.4 km2) |
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| Physical characteristics | |
| Length | 3.7 mi (6.0 km) |
Quaker Run is a tributary of Shamokin Creek in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 3.7 miles (6.0 km) long and flows through Kulpmont, Mount Carmel Township, and Coal Township. The watershed of the stream has an area of 3.62 square miles (9.4 km2). The stream has one unnamed tributary. Quaker Run is designated as an impaired waterbody due to metals from abandoned mine drainage. Raw sewage and stormwater have also been discharged into it at times.
The channel of Quaker Run is flanked by walls in some reaches. Iron precipitate is also caked thickly along the stream. However, a restoration project has restored part of the stream channel and constructed wetlands. The stream was one of the first places in the Southern and Middle Coal Fields of Pennsylvania where anthracite coal was discovered. A few bridges have also been constructed across the stream. The stream's watershed is designated as a Coldwater Fishery and a Migratory Fishery. It used to have much fish life, but as of 1999, it has none.
Quaker Run begins near Pennsylvania Route 61 in Kulpmont. It flows southwest for a short distance and crosses Pennsylvania Route 61 before turning west-southwest for more than a mile and entering Mount Carmel Township and a valley. The stream then turns in a westerly direction for a few miles, entering Coal Township and then the census-designated place of Ranshaw. In Ranshaw, it crosses Pennsylvania Route 901 and reaches its confluence with Shamokin Creek.
Quaker Run joins Shamokin Creek 24.68 miles (39.72 km) upstream of its mouth.
Quaker Run has no named tributaries, but it does have one unnamed tributary. This tributary is designated as impaired. This stream is locally known as "Dark Run".
The entirety of Quaker Run is designated as impaired due to metals and siltation from abandoned mine drainage.
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