Gallows Run

Gallows Run is a tributary of Elk Run in Sullivan County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 0.7 miles (1.1 km) long and flows through Davidson Township.[1] The watershed of the stream has an area of 0.50 square miles (1.3 km2). The stream meets the standards of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. Wisconsinan Till, Wisconsinan Bouldery Till, and bedrock consisting of sandstone and shale occur in the vicinity of the stream. There is also a patch of wetland in the area.

Gallows Run
Physical characteristics
Source 
 ⁃ locationtop of a valley in Davidson Township, Sullivan County, Pennsylvania
 ⁃ elevationbetween 2,180 and 2,200 feet (660 and 670 m)
Mouth 
 ⁃ location
Elk Run in Davidson Township, Sullivan County, Pennsylvania
 ⁃ coordinates
41°20′15″N 76°25′51″W
 ⁃ elevation
1,604 ft (489 m)
Length0.7 mi (1.1 km)
Basin size0.50 sq mi (1.3 km2)
Basin features
ProgressionElk Run → West Branch Fishing Creek → Fishing Creek → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay

Course

Gallows Run begins at the top of a valley in Davidson Township. It flows southeast for a short distance. The stream then turns east-southeast for a few tenths of a mile, steeply descending in its valley. At the end of the valley, it reaches its confluence with Elk Run.[1]

Gallows Run joins Elk Run 2.68 miles (4.31 km) upstream of its mouth.[2]

Hydrology

Gallows Run attains the stream standards of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. It is designated by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection for use for aquatic life.[3]

Geography and geology

The elevation near the mouth of Gallows Run is 1,604 feet (489 m) above sea level.[4] The elevation near the stream's source is between 2,180 and 2,200 feet (660 and 670 m) above sea level.[1]

For most of its length, Gallows Run flows over bedrock consisting of shale and sandstone. However, Wisconsinan Bouldery Till occurs near the stream's mouth. Wisconsinan Bouldery Till is a glacial or resedimented till that contains numerous boulders consisting of sandstone, quartz, and conglomerate. Another glacial or resedimented till, Wisconsinan Till, occurs in the upper reaches of the watershed.[5]

Watershed

The watershed of Elk Run has an area of 0.50 square miles (1.3 km2).[2] The stream is entirely within the United States Geological Survey quadrangle of Elk Grove.[4]

There is an patch of wetland near the headwaters of Gallows Run.[5]

The streambed of Gallows Run is publicly owned.[6] It is one of only twenty such streams in the Upper Susquehanna-Lackawanna drainage basin.[6] Two of the other three (Hog Run and Long Run) are also tributaries of Elk Run.[6][7] Additionally, the streambed of Elk Run itself is publicly owned.[6]

History

Gallows Run was entered into the Geographic Names Information System on August 2, 1979. Its identifier in the Geographic Names Information System is 1175399.[4]

See also
  • Hog Run, next tributary of Elk Run going downstream
  • List of tributaries of Fishing Creek (North Branch Susquehanna River)

References
  1. United States Geological Survey, The National Map Viewer, archived from the original on April 5, 2012, retrieved January 10, 2015
  2. Pennsylvania Gazetteer of Streams (PDF), November 2, 2001, p. 66, retrieved January 10, 2015
  3. Attaining/Non-Attaining Streams (PDF), June 26, 2012, archived from the original (PDF) on January 19, 2015, retrieved January 10, 2015
  4. Geographic Names Information System, Feature Detail Report for: Gallows Run, retrieved January 10, 2015
  5. Duane D. Braun (2007), Surficial geology of the Elk Grove 7.5-Minute Quadrangle Sullivan, Columbia, and Lycoming Counties, Pennsylvania (PDF), p. 20, archived from the original (PDF) on July 12, 2007, retrieved January 10, 2015
  6. Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Publicly-Owned Streambeds (See Note on Page 6) by Hydrologic Unit Code 8 (HUC8) Watershed (PDF), pp. 5, 6, retrieved January 10, 2015
  7. United States Geological Survey (1991), davidson.jpg, retrieved January 10, 2015
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