Fenton Run

Fenton Run is a 2.14 mi (3.44 km) long 1st order tributary to Bilger Run in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania. It is the only stream with this name in the United States.^[1]

Fenton Run Tributary to Bilger Run
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Location
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Clearfield
Physical characteristics
Source	Bell Run divide
• location	about 0.5 miles north-northwest of Grampian, Pennsylvania
• coordinates	40°59′27″N 078°37′24″W[1]
• elevation	1,690 ft (520 m)[2]
Mouth
• location	about 0.75 miles west of Stronach, Pennsylvania
• coordinates	40°58′38″N 078°35′12″W[1]
• elevation	1,444 ft (440 m)[3]
Length	2.14 mi (3.44 km)[4]
Basin size	1.83 square miles (4.7 km2)[5]
Discharge
• location	Bilger Run
• average	2.98 cu ft/s (0.084 m3/s) at mouth with Bilger Run[5]
Basin features
Progression	Bilger Run → Kratzer Run → Anderson Creek → West Branch Susquehanna River → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River system	Susquehanna River
Tributaries
• left	unnamed tributaries
• right	unnamed tributaries
Bridges	Joc Lane, 6th Street Ext.

Like all of the other tributaries flowing into Kratzer Run, Fenton Run has been impacted by acid mine drainage (AMD). Over the past thirty years, however, stream conditions have improved, and Fenton Run now supports fish life.^[6]

Course

Course and Watershed of Fenton Run in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, USA

Fenton Run rises about 0.5 miles north-northwest of Grampian, Pennsylvania, and then flows northeast and turns southeast to join Bilger Run about 0.75 miles west of Stronach.^[3]

Watershed

Fenton Run drains 1.83 square miles (4.7 km²) of area, receives about 43.6 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 381.35, and is about 65% forested.^[5]

See also

• List of Pennsylvania Rivers