Windfall Run

Windfall Run begins in a wetland on a plateau in Noxen Township. It flows north-northeast for several tenths of a mile and enters a deep valley before turning east-southeast. The stream flows in this direction for more than a mile before reaching its confluence with Baker Run.

Windfall Run joins Baker Run, which is itself only {{convert|1.1|mi|km}} long, {{convert|0.66|mi|km}} upstream of its mouth.{{Citation|url = http://www.lycoming.edu/cwi/pdfs/paGazetterOfStreams.pdf|title = Pennsylvania Gazetteer of Streams|page = 152|date = November 2, 2001|accessdate = October 12, 2015}}

The concentration of alkalinity in Windfall Run is {{convert|4|mg/L|oz/cuft|sp=us}}.{{Citation|author = Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission|url = http://fishandboat.com/classa.pdf|title = Class A Wild Trout Waters|page = 24|date = August 2015|accessdate = October 12, 2015}}

The elevation near the mouth of Windfall Run is {{convert|1365|ft|m}} above sea level.{{Citation|author = Geographic Names Information System|url = http://gnis.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=136:3:0::NO::P3_FID,P3_TITLE:1199800,Windfall%20Run|title = Feature Detail Report for: Windfall Run|accessdate = October 12, 2015}} The elevation near the source of the stream is between {{convert|2200|and|2220|ft|m|0}} above sea level.

The surficial geology along Windfall Run in the Dutch Mountain quadrangle, where most of the stream is situated, consists of a till known as Wisconsinan Till. However, bedrock consisting of sandstone and shale occurs on the sides of the stream's valley.{{Citation|author = Duane D. Braun|url = http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/cs/groups/public/documents/document/dcnr_015822.zip|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140524155118/http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/cs/groups/public/documents/document/dcnr_015822.zip|url-status = dead|archive-date = May 24, 2014|title = Surficial geology of the Dutch Mountain 7.5-minute quadrangle, Wyoming, Sullivan, and Luzerne Counties, Pennsylvania|page = 18|year = 2007|accessdate = October 12, 2015}}

For much of its length, Noxen Township flows through a deep valley cut into a plateau.

The watershed of Windfall Run has an area of {{convert|1.68|sqmi|km2}}. The mouth of the stream is in the United States Geological Survey quadrangle of Noxen. However, its source is in the quadrangle of Dutch Mountain.

The entire length of Windfall Run is on public land that is open to access. The stream is situated entirely within Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 57.{{Citation|author = United States Geological Survey|url = http://www.usgwarchives.net/maps/pa/county/wyomin/usgs/noxen.jpg|title = noxen.jpg|year = 1987|accessdate = October 12, 2015}}

Windfall Run was entered into the Geographic Names Information System on August 2, 1979. Its identifier in the Geographic Names Information System is 1199800.

Wild trout naturally reproduce in Windfall Run from its headwaters downstream to its mouth.{{Citation|author = Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission|url = http://fishandboat.com/trout_repro.pdf|title = Pennsylvania Wild Trout Waters (Natural Reproduction) – August 2015|page = 106|date = August 2015|accessdate = October 12, 2015}} The stream is designated by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission as Class A Wild Trout Waters for brook trout from its headwaters downstream to its mouth.

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