Gaskins Run

{{Infobox river

| name = Gaskins Run

| source1_location = Montour Ridge in Liberty Township, Montour County, Pennsylvania

| mouth_location = Susquehanna River in Point Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania

| progression = Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay

| length_mi = 2.1

| source1_elevation = {{convert|960|to|980|ft|m}}

| mouth_elevation = {{convert|420|ft|m|abbr=on}}

| basin_size_mi2 = 1.04

}}

Gaskins Run is a tributary of the Susquehanna River in Montour County and Northumberland County, in Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately {{convert|2.1|mi|km}} long and flows through Liberty Township, Montour County, Mahoning Township, Montour County.{{Citation|author=United States Geological Survey |url=http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ |title=The National Map Viewer |accessdate=October 23, 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329155652/http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ |archivedate=March 29, 2012 |author-link=United States Geological Survey }} The watershed of the stream has an area of {{convert|1.04|sqmi|km2}}. At least one bridge crosses the stream. It is considered to be both a Coldwater Fishery and a Migratory Fishery.

Course

Gaskins Run begins on Montour Ridge in Liberty Township, Montour County. It flows east for several tenths of a mile, entering Mahoning Township, Montour County and crossing a road. The stream then turns south-southeast for some distance, flowing parallel to the road. It then turns southwest and exits Mahoning Township and Montour County.

Upon exiting Montour County, Gaskins Run enters Point Township, Northumberland County. It continues flowing southwest, on the northern side of Red Point Hill, before turning west-southwest and then south. After several tenths of a mile, the stream crosses U.S. Route 11 and reaches its confluence with the Susquehanna River.

Gaskins Run arrives at its confluence with the Susquehanna River {{convert|134.32|mi|km}} upstream of the river's mouth.{{Citation|url = http://www.lycoming.edu/cwi/pdfs/paGazetterOfStreams.pdf|title = Pennsylvania Gazetteer of Streams|date = November 2, 2001|accessdate = October 23, 2014}}

Geography

The elevation near the mouth of Gaskins Run is {{convert|420|ft|m}} above sea level.{{Citation|url = http://www.topozone.com/states/Pennsylvania.asp?county=Northumberland&feature=Stream|title = Topographic Map Stream Features in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania|accessdate = October 23, 2014}} The elevation of the source of the stream is between {{convert|960|ft|m}} and {{convert|980|ft|m}} above sea level. US Route 11 passes near the stream in Point Township, Northumberland County.{{Citation|url=http://www.dot7.state.pa.us/transportationfundingcrisis/pdf/District%203-0.pdf |title=PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING DISTRICT 3-0 HIGHWAY AND BRIDGE PROJECTS THAT COULD BE FUNDED WITH INCREASED REVENUE |accessdate=October 23, 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151210194617/http://www.dot7.state.pa.us/transportationfundingcrisis/pdf/District%203-0.pdf |archivedate=December 10, 2015 }}

A bridge carrying US Route 11 crosses Gaskins Run in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. The bridge is {{convert|15|ft|m}} long and has a deck area of 750 square feet. As of October 2012, it is open to traffic.{{Citation|author = SEDA-COG|url = http://www.seda-cog.org/transportation/Documents/Appendix%20C%20Bridges%20by%20County%20Revised.pdf|title = INVENTORY OF BRIDGES IN SEDA-COG REGION, based on data released October 2012|date = October 2012|accessdate = October 23, 2014}}

Watershed

The watershed of Gaskins Run has an area of {{convert|1.04|sqmi|km2}}. The stream is in the United States Geological Survey quadrangle of Riverside.

History

Gaskins Run was listed in the Geographic Names Information System on August 2, 1979. Its identifier in the Geographic Names Information System is 1175479.{{Citation|author = Geographic Names Information System|url = http://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=136:3:0::NO:3:P3_FID,P3_TITLE:1175479,Gaskins%20Run|title = Feature Detail Report for: Gaskins Run|accessdate = October 23, 2014|author-link = Geographic Names Information System}} The stream was inadvertently left out of the Chapter 93.9 Drainage List, along with several other streams in its vicinity. This error was proposed for correction of February 25, 2013.{{Citation|author = Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection|url = http://www.depweb.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/document/1330024/finaltr13_ch_93_corrections-022513_xls_pdf|title = Section 93.9a to 93.9z (Drainage Lists)|date = February 25, 2013|accessdate = October 23, 2014|author-link = Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection}} Resurfacing a stretch of US Route 11 near the stream has been proposed. The cost of this would be $954,500. The bridge carrying US Route 11 over Gaskins Run was repaired after a flood in 1996 for a cost of $4,000.{{Citation|url = http://www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI/LI/US/DOC/1996/2/0009..DOC|title = Special Session No. 2 of 1996 No. 1996-9|date = July 11, 1996|accessdate = October 23, 2014}}

Biology

Gaskins Run is considered to be a Coldwater Fishery and a Migratory Fishery. All of the other tributaries of the Susquehanna River between Mahoning Creek and the West Branch Susquehanna River also hold these designations.{{Citation|url = http://www.irrc.state.pa.us/docs/2954/AGENCY/2954FF.pdf|title = Water Quality Standards - Triennial Review|accessdate = October 23, 2014}}

References

External links

[https://maps.google.com/maps?ll=40.9597252,-76.6627131&z=15&q=Gaskins%20Run,%20Point%20Township,%20Northumberland%20County,%20Pennsylvania&output=classic&dg=ntvo Map of Gaskins Run]

Category:Rivers of Montour County, Pennsylvania

Category:Rivers of Northumberland County, Pennsylvania

Category:Tributaries of the Susquehanna River

Category:Rivers of Pennsylvania