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Limestone Run is a tributary of the West Branch Susquehanna River in Montour County and Northumberland County, in Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is long and flows through Limestone Township in Montour County and Turbot Township and Milton in Northumberland County.〔 The watershed has an area of . Slightly under of sediment flow through the stream annually. The stream's watershed is in the ridge and valley physiographic province. The watershed of Limestone Run is mostly agricultural. However, other land uses in the stream's watershed include forests, developed land, wetlands, and coal mines. Several mills in Milton and Turbot Township historically drew their power from Limestone Run. The Pennsylvania Canal and Limestone Run Aqueduct also crossed the stream in Milton. Major floods of the stream include one in August 1817 and one in June 1972. The stream's watershed is designated as a Warmwater Fishery and a Migratory Fishery. ==Course== Limestone Run begins at the Seven Springs Farm in Limestone Township, Montour County.〔 It flows southwest for a few miles, passing the community of Limestoneville and flowing under Pennsylvania Route 254. At this point, the stream turns west, paralleling Limestone Ridge. It exits Limestone Township and enters the southern part of Turbot Township, Northumberland County.〔 The stream continues west, parting from Limestone Ridge and crossing under Interstate 80 and then Pennsylvania Route 147 before entering the borough of Milton. It reaches its confluence with the West Branch Susquehanna River on the other side of Milton, near Milton State Park.〔 Limestone Run joins the West Branch Susquehanna River upriver 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「Limestone Run (Montour and Northumberland Counties, Pennsylvania)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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