Fisher Run

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Fisher Run begins on Catawissa Mountain in southwestern Main Township. The stream flows east in a valley and crosses a road within a few tenths of a mile. A short distance later, it turns northeast for well over a mile. It eventually crosses Fisher Run Road and then Iron Bridge Road. Immediately after crossing Iron Bridge Road, the stream turns southeast and enters Beaver Township. In Beaver Township, the stream almost immediately reaches its confluence with Catawissa Creek.

Fisher Run joins Catawissa Creek {{convert|8.78|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|access-date = September 12, 2014}}

Fisher Run has one unnamed tributary. It is known as "Trib 27549 To Fisher Run".

Fisher Run is considered to be impaired by acid mine drainage and metals. It is one of several streams and creeks in the watershed of Catawissa Creek with this impairment. The pH of the stream is between 6.0 and 6.9.{{Citation|author = Pennsylvania Environmental Council|url = http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/cs/groups/public/documents/document/dcnr_20029597.pdf|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150923215915/http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/cs/groups/public/documents/document/dcnr_20029597.pdf|url-status = dead|archive-date = September 23, 2015|title = Catawissa Creek Watershed Rivers Conservation Plan|date = December 9, 2010|access-date = September 11, 2014}} The total concentration of alkalinity is 4 milligrams per liter.{{Citation|author = Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission|url = http://fishandboat.com/classa.pdf|title = Class A Wild Trout Waters|page = 17|date = December 16, 2013|access-date = September 14, 2014|archive-date = March 4, 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304061031/http://fishandboat.com/classa.pdf|url-status = dead}}

The elevation near the mouth of Fisher Run is {{convert|574|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 |access-date=September 12, 2014 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140728202405/http://www.topozone.com/states/Pennsylvania.asp?county=Columbia&feature=Stream |archive-date=July 28, 2014 }} The elevation of the stream's source is approximately {{convert|1340|ft|m}} above sea level.

Most of the upper reaches of the watershed of Fisher Run are on rock of the Pocono Formation and most of the lower reaches are on rock of the Mauch Chunk Formation. However, the southern part of the watershed is on rock of the Spechty Kopf Formation and the Buddys Run Member of the Catskill Formation.

The main soils in the watershed of Fisher Run are the Leck Kill soil, the Hazleton soil, and the Watson soil.

The watershed of Fisher Run has an area of {{convert|3.03|sqmi|km2}}. Most of the watershed is in Main Township. However, substantial areas of it are in Catawissa Township and Roaring Creek Township. A small portion of the watershed is in Beaver Township.

The upper reaches and most of the rest of the watershed of Fisher Run are in Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 58. However, the stream flows through agricultural land in its lower reaches.

Fisher Run is most likely named after Isaac Fisher.{{Citation|author = Walter M. Brasch|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=0erXAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Fisher+Run%22+Columbia+County+place+names&dq=%22Fisher+Run%22+Columbia+County+place+names|title = Columbia County place names|page = 86|year = 1982}}

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection considers Fisher Run to be a high-quality coldwater fishery. It is also considered by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission to be Class A Wild Trout Waters between its headwaters and its mouth. The stream is inhabited by brook trout, which also reproduce naturally throughout the stream.{{Citation|url=http://www.columbiaccd.org/natural_trout_reproduction_july_2013.pdf |title=Pennsylvania Wild Trout Waters (Natural Reproduction) – July 2013 |date=July 2013 |access-date=September 14, 2014 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140910195305/http://www.columbiaccd.org/natural_trout_reproduction_july_2013.pdf |archive-date=September 10, 2014 }}

• Scotch Run (Catawissa Creek), next tributary of Catawissa Creek going downstream
• Mine Gap Run, next tributary of Catawissa Creek going upstream
• List of tributaries of Catawissa Creek

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• [http://ccra.epcamr.org/storage/CattyCreek.pdf Map of the Catawissa Creek watershed] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141013003219/http://ccra.epcamr.org/storage/CattyCreek.pdf |date=2014-10-13 }}

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Category:Rivers of Columbia County, Pennsylvania

Category:Tributaries of Catawissa Creek

Category:Rivers of Pennsylvania