Kratzer Run
Stream in Pennsylvania, USA
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Kratzer Run is a 5.75 mi (9.25 km)-long 3rd order tributary to Anderson Creek in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania. It is the only stream bearing this name in the United States.[1]
| Kratzer Run Tributary to Anderson Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Kratzer Run mouth  Kratzer Run (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Clearfield |
| Borough | Grampian |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Hiles Run divide |
| • location | about 1 mile southeast of Grampian, Pennsylvania |
| • coordinates | 40°56′24″N 078°36′15″W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,620 ft (490 m)[2] |
| Mouth | |
• location | Bridgeport, Pennsylvania |
• coordinates | 40°58′35″N 078°32′48″W[1] |
• elevation | 1,181 ft (360 m)[3] |
| Length | 5.75 mi (9.25 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 15.41 square miles (39.9 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Anderson Creek |
| • average | 24.39 cu ft/s (0.691 m3/s) at mouth with Anderson Creek[5] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Anderson Creek → West Branch Susquehanna River → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Susquehanna River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Bilger Run |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Haytown Road, PA 729, Rustic Road |
Geography and environmental issues
Kratzer Run is the largest tributary to Anderson Creek and drains a region of farmland and places that have been surface mined for coal. As a result, Kratzer Run suffers from Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) and the impact of adjacent highways and communities is considered the most degraded tributary to Anderson Creek.[6]
Bilger Run, a tributary, is also impaired by AMD. Numerous places of erosion have been noted as well.[6] In spite of the impacts, numerous efforts are underway to mitigate the pollution.[7]
Variant names
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[8]
- Little Anderson Run
Course
Kratzer Run rises about 1 mile southeast of Grampian, Pennsylvania, and then flows generally east to join Anderson Creek at Bridgeport.[3]
Watershed
Kratzer Run drains 15.41 square miles (39.9 km2) of area, receives about 43.3 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 368.63, and is about 63% forested.[5]
