Black Run (Spruce Run tributary)
Black Run (also known as Black's Run) is a tributary of Spruce Run in Union County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 4.7 miles (7.6 km) long and flows through West Buffalo Township and Buffalo Township. The watershed of the stream has an area of 4.72 square miles (12.2 km2). The stream has two unnamed tributaries and is not designated as an impaired waterbody. Its watershed is mostly forested, but there is some agricultural land. A few bridges have been constructed across the stream.
| Black Run Blacks Run | |
|---|---|
Black Run in its lower reaches | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Buffalo Mountain in West Buffalo Township, Union County, Pennsylvania |
| • elevation | between 1,520 and 1,540 feet (460 and 470 m) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Spruce Run in Buffalo Township, Union County, Pennsylvania |
• coordinates | 40°59′09″N 76°59′03″W |
• elevation | 502 ft (153 m) |
| Length | 4.7 mi (7.6 km) |
| Basin size | 4.72 sq mi (12.2 km2) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Spruce Run → Buffalo Creek → West Branch Susquehanna River → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | two unnamed tributaries |
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