Corn Run

Corn Run begins near the community of Breezy Acres in Catawissa Township. It flows southwest for approximately half a mile before receiving an unnamed tributary and turning south for a short distance. The stream then picks up another unnamed tributary and turns west-southwest for some distance, receiving another unnamed tributary along the way. It eventually starts flowing parallel to State Route 3015 and turns south and enters Catawissa. In Catawissa, the stream turns east, crosses a railroad, and reaches its confluence with the Susquehanna River.

Corn Run joins the Susquehanna River {{convert|146.17|mi|km}} upstream of its mouth.{{Citation|url = http://www.lycoming.edu/cwi/pdfs/paGazetterOfStreams.pdf|title = Pennsylvania Gazetteer of Streams|date = November 2, 2001|accessdate = September 10, 2014}}

The elevation near the mouth of Corn Run is {{convert|459|ft|m}} above sea level.{{Citation|url=http://www.topozone.com/states/Pennsylvania.asp?county=Columbia&feature=Stream |title=Topographic Map Stream Features in Columbia County, Pennsylvania |accessdate=September 10, 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140728202405/http://www.topozone.com/states/Pennsylvania.asp?county=Columbia&feature=Stream |archivedate=July 28, 2014 }} The elevation near its source is between {{convert|780|ft|m}} and {{convert|800|ft|m}}. There are some steep slopes in the vicinity of the stream.{{Citation|url = http://bloomsburgpa.org/wp-content/uploads/Map6EnvironmentallySensitiveFeaturesMap.pdf|title = Map6EnvironmentallySensitiveFeaturesMap|accessdate = September 10, 2014}}

There are seven obstructions on Corn Run and they are assigned numbers between 31 and 37. The obstructions include a stone box, a concrete box, an iron culvert, and several others.

The watershed of Corn Run has an area of {{convert|2.29|sqmi|km2}}. Parts of the watershed are forested and there are also some ponds near the stream. However, the areas of the watershed that are within the stream's flood boundary are moderately populated residential areas.{{Citation|author = Columbia County Planning Commission|url = http://files.dep.state.pa.us/water/BPNPSM/StormwaterManagement/Act%20167%20Report.pdf|archive-url = https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20140523221238/http://files.dep.state.pa.us/Water/BPNPSM/StormwaterManagement/Act%20167%20Report.pdf|url-status = dead|archive-date = May 23, 2014|title = Susquehanna River Tributaries Watershed Act 167 Stormwater Management Plan Columbia County, Pennsylvania Volume II Plan Contents|date = October 24, 2001|accessdate = September 10, 2014}}

A total of {{convert|1.16|sqmi|km2}} of land in the watershed of Corn Run are in flood zones. {{convert|0.25|sqmi|km2}} are in Catawissa and {{convert|0.91|sqmi|km2}} are in Catawissa Township.

A portion of Corn Run is in a development, which is known as Roberts Addition as of 1982.

The entire drainage basin of Corn Run is considered to be a coldwater fishery.{{Citation|url = http://www.columbiaccd.org/s93.9k-modified-original.pdf|title = Chapter § 93.9k. Stream Classification list|accessdate = September 10, 2014|url-status = dead|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20150118195306/http://www.columbiaccd.org/s93.9k-modified-original.pdf|archivedate = January 18, 2015}}

Corn Run was historically known as Roberts Run, after Moses Roberts, who was one of the earliest settlers of Catawissa. During a flood in 1904, bushels of corn were washed into the stream, causing it to be renamed Corn Run.{{Citation|author = Walter M. Brasch|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=0erXAAAAMAAJ&q=%22By+1915%2C+most%22|title = Columbia County place names|page = 62|year = 1982}} The new name of the stream was popular among locals by 1915. However, it was still referred to as Roberts Run on some maps as late as the 1950s.

The Creasey Farm, which was owned by Nathan Creasey, was historically located on Corn Run.{{Citation|url = http://susquehannagreenway.org/sites/default/files/UGRR_tour_expansion.pdf|title = Riots, Rumors, and Stories: The Underground Railroad and Abolitionists in the Valleys of the Susquehanna Region|page = 11|accessdate = September 10, 2014}}

• Catawissa Creek, next tributary of the Susquehanna River going downriver
• Fishing Creek (North Branch Susquehanna River), next tributary of the Susquehanna River going upriver
• List of rivers of Pennsylvania

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