Kratzer Run

Kratzer Run is a 5.75 mi (9.25 km)-long 3rd order tributary to Anderson Creek in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania. It is the only stream bearing this name in the United States.^[1]

Kratzer Run Tributary to Anderson Creek
Location of Kratzer Run mouth Show map of Pennsylvania Kratzer Run (the United States) Show map of the United States
Location
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Clearfield
Borough	Grampian
Physical characteristics
Source	Hiles Run divide
• location	about 1 mile southeast of Grampian, Pennsylvania
• coordinates	40°56′24″N 078°36′15″W[1]
• elevation	1,620 ft (490 m)[2]
Mouth
• location	Bridgeport, Pennsylvania
• coordinates	40°58′35″N 078°32′48″W[1]
• elevation	1,181 ft (360 m)[3]
Length	5.75 mi (9.25 km)[4]
Basin size	15.41 square miles (39.9 km2)[5]
Discharge
• location	Anderson Creek
• average	24.39 cu ft/s (0.691 m3/s) at mouth with Anderson Creek[5]
Basin features
Progression	Anderson Creek → West Branch Susquehanna River → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River system	Susquehanna River
Tributaries
• left	Bilger Run
• right	unnamed tributaries
Bridges	Haytown Road, PA 729, Rustic Road

Geography and environmental issues

Kratzer Run is the largest tributary to Anderson Creek and drains a region of farmland and places that have been surface mined for coal. As a result, Kratzer Run suffers from Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) and the impact of adjacent highways and communities is considered the most degraded tributary to Anderson Creek.^[6]

Bilger Run, a tributary, is also impaired by AMD. Numerous places of erosion have been noted as well.^[6] In spite of the impacts, numerous efforts are underway to mitigate the pollution.^[7]

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:^[8]

• Little Anderson Run

Course

Kratzer Run rises about 1 mile southeast of Grampian, Pennsylvania, and then flows generally east to join Anderson Creek at Bridgeport.^[3]

Watershed

Kratzer Run drains 15.41 square miles (39.9 km²) of area, receives about 43.3 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 368.63, and is about 63% forested.^[5]

See also

• List of Pennsylvania Rivers