Wolfhouse Run

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Wolfhouse Run begins near Wolfhouse Hollow Road in a valley in Pine Township. It flows south-southwest for a few tenths of a mile, crossing the road. The stream then turns south and slightly west and begins to flow parallel to Wolfhouse Hollow Road for nearly a mile. Its valley gradually deepens in this area. The stream then turns south-southwest, still flowing parallel to Wolfhouse Hollow Road, for a few tenths of a mile. It then turns south-southeast for more than a mile and continues to flow parallel to Wolfhouse Hollow Road. Eventually, the stream reaches its confluence with Little Fishing Creek at the border between Pine Township and Greenwood Township.

Wolfhouse Run joins Little Fishing Creek {{convert|13.28|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 = October 29, 2014}}

The elevation near the mouth of Wolfhouse Run is {{convert|761|ft|m}} above sea level.{{Citation|url = http://www.topozone.com/states/Pennsylvania.asp?county=Columbia&feature=Stream&f=50|title = Topographic Map Stream Features in Columbia County, Pennsylvania|accessdate = October 29, 2014}} The elevation of the stream's source is approximately {{convert|1180|ft|m}} above sea level.

Wolfhouse Run is considered to be impaired by road runoff for its entire length. However, a total maximum daily load has not been created for the stream.{{Citation|url = http://www.columbiaccd.org/2013_Chesapeake_Bay_Trib_Strategy.pdf|title = Columbia County, Pennsylvania CHESAPEAKE BAY TRIBUTARY STRATEGY|date = February 2005|accessdate = October 29, 2014}}

The watershed of Wolfhouse Run has an area of {{convert|2.03|sqmi|km2}}. The watershed of the stream is in the Lower North Branch Susquehanna River drainage basin.{{Citation|author = Water Supply Commission of Pennsylvania|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=-mM_AQAAMAAJ&dq=%22Wolfhouse+Run%22&pg=RA1-PA42|title = Water Resources Inventory Report|page = 208|year = 1921}}

Wolfhouse Run is in the United States Geological Survey quadrangle of Lairdsville. The mouth of the stream is in the west-central portion of Greenwood Township.{{Citation|author = Walter M. Brasch|title = Columbia County Place Names|page = 221|year = 1982}} Additionally, the stream is near Millville.{{Citation|author = Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Environmental Resources|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=9GPxAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Wolfhouse+Run%22|title = Water Resources Bulletin, Issue 6, Part 1|year = 1970}}

Wolfhouse Run was entered into the Geographic Names Information System on August 2, 1979. Its identifier in the Geographic Names Information System is 1191700.{{Citation|author = Geographic Names Information System|url = http://gnis.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=136:3:0::NO::P3_FID,P3_TITLE:1191700,Wolfhouse%20Run|title = Feature Detail Report for: Wolfhouse Run|accessdate = October 29, 2014}}

A sawmill was constructed on Wolfhouse Run by Richard Greenly in 1835. However, it was destroyed by a cloudburst in June 1836. Greenly returned to the area and rebuilt the sawmill in 1841. J.L. Eves was the final owner of the sawmill.{{Citation|author = J. H. Beers|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=jEkVAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA261|title = Historical and Biographical Annals of Columbia and Montour Counties, Pennsylvania|page = 261|year = 1915}} A number of bridges have also been built over the stream. A steel stringer bridge was built over Wolfhouse Run in 1952 and repaired in 2003. It is {{convert|21.0|ft|m}} long and is located {{convert|2.5|mi|km}} northeast of the community of Sereno. Another bridge was built over the stream in 1952 at a location {{convert|2|mi|km}} north of Sereno. It is a concrete slab bridge that is {{convert|21.0|ft|m}} long. It was repaired in 1988.{{Citation|url = http://uglybridges.com/pa/columbia/|title = Columbia County|accessdate = October 29, 2014}}

Wolfhouse Run is commonly thought to be named after a den of wolves. However, it is actually named after a cabin owned by a family named Wolf.

Wolfhouse Run is designated as an Exceptional Value stream. Wild trout inhabit the stream and it is designated by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission as a wild trout stream.{{Citation|publisher = Pennsylvania Bulletin|url = http://www.pabulletin.com/secure/data/vol33/33-51/33-51.pdf|title = Pennsylvania Bulletin Volume 33 Number 51|pages = 96,120|date = December 20, 2003|accessdate = October 29, 2014}}

• Lick Run (Little Fishing Creek), next tributary of Little Fishing Creek going downstream
• Devil Hole Run, next tributary of Little Fishing Creek going upstream
• List of tributaries of Fishing Creek (North Branch Susquehanna River)

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Category:Rivers of Columbia County, Pennsylvania

Category:Tributaries of Fishing Creek (North Branch Susquehanna River)

Category:Rivers of Pennsylvania