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Elk Run is tributary of West Branch Fishing Creek in Sullivan County and Columbia County, in Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately long and flows through Davidson Township in Sullivan County and Sugarloaf Township in Columbia County. The watershed of the stream has an area of . The stream has three named tributaries: Gallows Run, Hog Run, and Long Run. Elk Run is considered to be an Exceptional Value stream and a Migratory Fishery. The forests surrounding it are deemed by the Sullivan County Natural Areas Inventory to be a "locally significant" area. The stream is named for an elk that was killed in it in the 1840s. Elk Run is considered to be impaired by atmospheric deposition for a portion of its length. Glacial activity occurred near the stream during the Wisconsinan Glaciation. Wisconsinan Ice-Contract Stratified Drift, Wisconsinan Bouldery Till, Wisconsinan Till, and alluvium can be found near the stream. A bridge was constructed over it in 2000. ==Course== Elk Run begins on the northern edge of North Mountain in northern Davidson Township, Sullivan County. It flows southeast for a short distance before entering a deep valley and receiving an unnamed tributary from the left. The stream then turns south-southwest and its valley deepens. After some distance, it receives its first named tributary, Gallows Run, from the right. The stream then turns south-southeast. Over the next few miles, it receives the tributaries Hog Run and Long Run from the left. It then reaches the village of Elk Grove and exits Sullivan County. Upon exiting Sullivan County, Elk Run enters Sugarloaf Township, Columbia County. It continues flowing south-southeast through the village of Elk Grove. After a short distance, the stream reaches its confluence with West Branch Fishing Creek.〔 Elk Run joins West Branch Fishing Creek upstream of its mouth. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Elk Run (West Branch Fishing Creek)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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