Hell Run (Slippery Rock Creek tributary)

Hell Run is an 4.5 mi (7.2 km) long tributary to Slippery Rock Creek in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania. Hell Run flows most of its distance through McConnells Mill State Park and is the only stream in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania rated as an Exceptional Value (EV) stream.[5]

Hell Run
Tributary to Slippery Rock Creek
Location of Hell Run mouth
Hell Run (Slippery Rock Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyLawrence
TownshipsSlippery Rock
Shenango
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between Slippery Rock Creek and Beaver River[1]
 • locationabout 0.5 miles north of Energy, Pennsylvania[1]
 • coordinates40°56′02″N 080°15′48″W[2]
 • elevation1,220 ft (370 m)[1]
MouthSlippery Rock Creek
 • location
about 0.5 miles upstream of Harris Bridge on Slippery Rock Creek[1]
 • coordinates
40°54′57″N 080°12′55″W[2]
 • elevation
880 ft (270 m)[1]
Length4.5 mi (7.2 km)[3]
Basin size5.78 square miles (15.0 km2)
Discharge 
 • locationSlippery Rock Creek
 • average7.24 cu ft/s (0.205 m3/s) at mouth with Slippery Rock Creek[4]
Basin features
Progressiongenerally southeast
River systemBeaver River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesCenter Church Road, Copper Road, Shaffer Road

Name

The name "Hell's Hollow" and Hell Run has been ascribed to the description of an early settler who stayed the night in the hollow and termed it Hell.[6]

Watershed

The Hell Run watershed is mostly in agricultural use with some strip mines in the upper sections and is natural in the lower sections within McConnell's Mill State Park. Almost 60% of the watershed is forested. [4]

History

Jacob Shaffer (1809-1810) and Miller Kennedy (1808) were the earliest settlers in the area.[6] Iron smelting took place in the valley during the late 1800s and an old iron furnace is still present within the watershed.[7]

Designations

The Hell Run watershed has been designated as an Exceptional Value (EV) stream by the PA Fish and Boat Commission. Hell Run along with Slippery Rock Creek is listed on the Nationwide Inventory of Wild and Scenic Rivers.[7]

See also

References
  1. "Hell Run Topo Map, Lawrence County PA (Portersville Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  2. "GNIS Detail - Hell Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  4. "Hell Run Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  5. "Pennsylvania Wilderness Trout Waters" (PDF). Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission. Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  6. "History of Lawrence County Pennsylvania 1877". www.usgwarchives.net. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  7. "Hell Run Conservation Plan" (PDF). Lawrence County, PA. County of Lawrence. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
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