Sand Spring Run
| Sand Spring Run | |
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Sand Spring Run looking downstream
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| Basin features | |
| Main source | shallow valley on a mountain in Lewis Township, Union County, Pennsylvania 1,768 ft (539 m) |
| River mouth | White Deer Creek in West Buffalo Township, Union County, Pennsylvania near White Deer 1,033 ft (315 m) 41°03′32″N 77°04′30″W / 41.05897°N 77.07495°WCoordinates: 41°03′32″N 77°04′30″W / 41.05897°N 77.07495°W |
| Progression | White Deer Creek → West Branch Susquehanna River → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay |
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| Physical characteristics | |
| Length | 5.7 mi (9.2 km) |
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Sand Spring Run is a tributary of White Deer Creek in Union County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 5.7 miles (9.2 km) long and flows through Lewis Township and West Buffalo Township. The watershed of the stream has an area of 4.94 square miles (12.8 km2). The stream is not designated as an impaired waterbody. It is a mountainous freestone stream and is mostly in Bald Eagle State Forest.
Sand Spring Run begins in a shallow valley on a mountain in Lewis Township. It flows east for several tenths of a mile, passing through two ponds before turning south for several tenths of a mile as its valley deepens. The stream then turns west-southwest for a few tenths of a mile before turning south-southeast. After a few tenths of a mile, it crosses Interstate 80 and turns east-northeast for a few miles, flowing alongside Interstate 80 through a valley. It then receives an unnamed tributary from the and enters West Buffalo Township. Here, the stream continues flowing east-northeast for a few miles, receiving an unnamed tributary from the and one from the left. Its valley then broadens and it reaches its confluence with White Deer Creek.
Sand Spring Run joins White Deer Creek 12.48 miles (20.08 km) upstream of its mouth.
Sand Spring Run is not designated as an impaired waterbody. The average daily discharge of the stream was once found to be approximately 6.06 cubic feet per second (0.172 m3/s). Between water year 1969 and water year 1980, the average annual discharge of the stream ranged from 5.37 cubic feet per second (0.152 m3/s) in water year 1969 to 14.4 cubic feet per second (0.41 m3/s) in water year 1978.
There is a stream gauge on Sand Spring Run near White Deer.
The elevation near the mouth of Sand Spring Run is 1,033 feet (315 m) above sea level. The elevation of the stream's source is 1,768 feet (539 m) above sea level.
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