Laurel Run begins in the Muncy Hills in Madison Township, Columbia County. It flows east-northeast for several tenths of a mile, heading through a small valley as it enters Pine Township, where it receives two unnamed tributaries from the right. The stream then gradually turns north-northwest for several tenths of a mile before entering Franklin Township, Lycoming County, where it receives one unnamed tributary from the left and one from the right. It then turns north for several tenths of a mile before receiving an unnamed tributary from the right. The stream then heads west through a larger valley alongside Pennsylvania Route 442, receiving one unnamed tributary from the left and two from the right before entering Moreland Township.[1]
In Moreland Township, Laurel Run receives two more unnamed tributaries from the right before turning south for a few tenths of a mile as Pennsylvania Route 442 turns away. It then turns northwest for several tenths of a mile, receiving one unnamed tributary from the left and two from the right before continuing to flow alongside Route 442. The stream turns west for several tenths of a mile, receiving one unnamed tributary from the right and one from the left before turning west-southwest for some distance. It receives two more unnamed tributaries from the left before reaching its confluence with Little Muncy Creek.[1]
Laurel Run joins Little Muncy Creek 7.76 miles (12.49 km) upstream of its mouth.[2]
Geography and geology
The elevation near the mouth of Laurel Run is 659 feet (201 m) above sea level.[3] The elevation near the stream's source is 1,258 feet (383 m) above sea level.[1]
Watershed and biology
The watershed of Laurel Run has an area of 12.2 square miles (32 km2).[2] The mouth of the stream is in the United States Geological Survey quadrangle of Hughesville. However, its source is in the quadrangle of Lairdsville.[3] It joins Little Muncy Creek near Moreland.[2] Laurel Run is one of the major streams in Moreland Township, Lycoming County, as well as the southern portion of Franklin Township, Lycoming County.[4]
Laurel Run is classified as a Coldwater Fishery and a Migratory Fishery, as are all of the other tributaries of Little Muncy Creek.[5]
History
Laurel Run was entered into the Geographic Names Information System on August 2, 1979. Its identifier in the Geographic Names Information System is 1179018.[3]
Christopher Derr and Thomas Taggert were among the earliest settlers in the vicinity of Laurel Run.[4]
A steel stringer/multi-beam or girder bridge carrying township road T-477 over Laurel Run was built 0.6 miles (0.97 km) south of Moreland in 1920. In the same year, another bridge of the same type, but carrying T-638 over the stream, was built 1.0 mile (1.6 km) southeast of Moreland. In 1932, a concrete slab bridge carrying a township road over the stream was built 5 miles (8.0 km) south of Clarkstown. A steel stringer/multi-beam or girder bridge carrying State Route 2011 was built 4 miles (6.4 km) southeast of Clarkstown in 1962. A concrete culvert bridge carrying township road 442 over the stream 8 miles (13 km) east of Clarkstown was built in 1966.[6]
See also
Shepman Run, next tributary of Little Muncy Creek going downstream