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'''Furnace Run''' is a [[tributary]] of [[Shamokin Creek]] in [[Northumberland County, Pennsylvania]], in the United States. It is approximately {{convert|1.0|mi|km}} long and flows through [[Coal Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania|Coal Township]] and [[Shamokin, Pennsylvania|Shamokin]].<ref name="nationalmap">{{Citation|author=[[United States Geological Survey]] |url=http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ |title=The National Map Viewer |accessdate=August 14, 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/66gupqQDM?url=http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ |archivedate=April 5, 2012 |df= }}</ref> The watershed of the stream has an area of {{convert|1.61|sqmi|km2}}. It is impaired by sedimentation and siltation from [[urban runoff]] and [[storm sewer]]s, but is not impacted by mine drainage. Reaches of the stream have been entirely enclosed. Furnace Run is named after a furnace that was built in the area in 1825. The stream is designated as a [[Coldwater Fishery]] and a Migratory Fishery.
'''Furnace Run''' is a [[tributary]] of [[Shamokin Creek]] in [[Northumberland County, Pennsylvania]], in the United States. It is approximately {{convert|1.0|mi|km}} long and flows through [[Coal Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania|Coal Township]] and [[Shamokin, Pennsylvania|Shamokin]].<ref name="nationalmap">{{Citation|author=[[United States Geological Survey]] |url=http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ |title=The National Map Viewer |access-date=August 14, 2015 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329155652/http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ |archive-date=March 29, 2012 }}</ref> The watershed of the stream has an area of {{convert|1.61|sqmi|km2}}. It is impaired by sedimentation and siltation from [[urban runoff]] and [[storm sewer]]s, but is not impacted by mine drainage. Reaches of the stream have been entirely enclosed. Furnace Run is named after a furnace that was built in the area in 1825. The stream is designated as a [[Coldwater Fishery]] and a Migratory Fishery.


==Course==
==Course==
Furnace Run begins in a small lake in Coal Township, in the [[census-designated place]] of [[Fairview-Ferndale, Pennsylvania|Fairview-Ferndale]]. It flows east-northeast for its entire length, almost immediately entering the census-designated place of [[Edgewood, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania|Edgewood]]. Several tenths of a mile further downstream, the stream enters Shamokin and reaches its confluence with Shamokin Creek.<ref name = "nationalmap"/>
Furnace Run begins in a small lake in Coal Township, in the [[census-designated place]] of [[Fairview-Ferndale, Pennsylvania|Fairview-Ferndale]]. It flows east-northeast for its entire length, almost immediately entering the census-designated place of [[Edgewood, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania|Edgewood]]. Several tenths of a mile further downstream, the stream enters Shamokin and reaches its confluence with Shamokin Creek.<ref name = "nationalmap"/>


Furnace Run joins Shamokin Creek {{convert|21.54|mi|km}} upstream of its mouth.<ref name = "gaz">{{Citation|url = http://www.lycoming.edu/cwi/pdfs/paGazetterOfStreams.pdf|title = Pennsylvania Gazetteer of Streams|page = 66|date = November 2, 2001|accessdate = August 14, 2015}}</ref>
Furnace Run joins Shamokin Creek {{convert|21.54|mi|km}} upstream of its mouth.<ref name = "gaz">{{Citation|url = http://www.lycoming.edu/cwi/pdfs/paGazetterOfStreams.pdf|title = Pennsylvania Gazetteer of Streams|page = 66|date = November 2, 2001|access-date = August 14, 2015}}</ref>


==Hydrology==
==Hydrology==
Furnace Run is designated as an impaired waterbody. The cause of the impairment is [[sedimentation]] and [[siltation]]. The source of the impairment is [[urban runoff]] and [[storm sewer]]s. As of 2006, a [[total maximum daily load]] is needed.<ref>{{Citation|author=[[United States Environmental Protection Agency]] |url=http://oaspub.epa.gov/tmdl/attains_waterbody.control?p_list_id=&p_au_id=PA4056&p_cycle=2006&p_state=PA&p_report_type=A |title=2006 Waterbody Report for Furnace Run |accessdate=August 14, 2015 }}{{dead link|date=January 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Discharges of raw [[sewage]] also have entered the stream. However, it is not seriously impacted by mine drainage; there are no [[acid mine drainage]] discharges in the watershed.<ref name = "scarlift">{{Citation|url = http://www.amrclearinghouse.org/Sub/SCARLIFTReports/Shamokin/Investigations.pdf|title = Section III-------Shamokin Creek Watershed: results of investigations|pages = 29, 31, 44, 51, 64|accessdate = August 13, 2015}}</ref>
Furnace Run is designated as an impaired waterbody. The cause of the impairment is [[sedimentation]] and [[siltation]]. The source of the impairment is [[urban runoff]] and [[storm sewer]]s. As of 2006, a [[total maximum daily load]] is needed.<ref>{{Citation|author=[[United States Environmental Protection Agency]] |url=http://oaspub.epa.gov/tmdl/attains_waterbody.control?p_list_id=&p_au_id=PA4056&p_cycle=2006&p_state=PA&p_report_type=A |title=2006 Waterbody Report for Furnace Run |access-date=August 14, 2015 }}{{dead link|date=January 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Discharges of raw [[sewage]] also have entered the stream. However, it is not seriously impacted by mine drainage; there are no [[acid mine drainage]] discharges in the watershed.<ref name = "scarlift">{{Citation|url = http://www.amrclearinghouse.org/Sub/SCARLIFTReports/Shamokin/Investigations.pdf|title = Section III-------Shamokin Creek Watershed: results of investigations|pages = 29, 31, 44, 51, 64|access-date = August 13, 2015}}</ref>


The [[pH]] of Furnace Run ranges from 6.6 to 7.5, with an average of 6.9, making it one of the few headwaters tributaries of Shamokin Creek to meet the pH standards of the [[Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection]]. The [[iron]] concentration of the two streams averages {{convert|2.5|ug/l|oz/cuft|sp=us}}, but can reach as high as {{convert|4.7|ug/l|oz/cuft|sp=us}}. On average, the [[alkalinity]] concentration of the stream is {{convert|54|mg/l|oz/cuft|sp=us}}.<ref name = "scarlift"/> The concentration of [[dissolved oxygen]] in the stream ranged from {{convert|8.9|to|10.2|mg/l|oz/cuft|sp=us}}. The concentration of [[aluminum]] ranged from {{convert|0.01|mg/l|oz/cuft|sp=us}} to less than {{convert|0.20|mg/l|oz/cuft|sp=us}}, while the [[manganese]] and [[iron]] concentrations ranged from {{convert|0.05|to|0.08|mg/l|oz/cuft|sp=us}} and {{convert|0.07|to|0.09|mg/l|oz/cuft|sp=us}}, respectively. In 1999, the concentration of [[sodium]] in the stream was {{convert|33|mg/l|oz/cuft|sp=us}}.<ref name = "usgs"/>
The [[pH]] of Furnace Run ranges from 6.6 to 7.5, with an average of 6.9, making it one of the few headwaters tributaries of Shamokin Creek to meet the pH standards of the [[Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection]]. The [[iron]] concentration of the two streams averages {{convert|2.5|ug/L|oz/cuft|sp=us}}, but can reach as high as {{convert|4.7|ug/L|oz/cuft|sp=us}}. On average, the [[alkalinity]] concentration of the stream is {{convert|54|mg/L|oz/cuft|sp=us}}.<ref name = "scarlift"/> The concentration of [[dissolved oxygen]] in the stream ranged from {{convert|8.9|to|10.2|mg/L|oz/cuft|sp=us}}. The concentration of [[aluminum]] ranged from {{convert|0.01|mg/L|oz/cuft|sp=us}} to less than {{convert|0.20|mg/L|oz/cuft|sp=us}}, while the [[manganese]] and [[iron]] concentrations ranged from {{convert|0.05|to|0.08|mg/L|oz/cuft|sp=us}} and {{convert|0.07|to|0.09|mg/L|oz/cuft|sp=us}}, respectively. In 1999, the concentration of [[sodium]] in the stream was {{convert|33|mg/L|oz/cuft|sp=us}}.<ref name = "usgs"/>


In 1999 and 2000, the concentration of [[sulfate]] in Furnace Run ranged from {{convert|20|to|24|mg/l|oz/cuft|sp=us}}. The concentration of [[nitrogen]] ranged between {{convert|1.20|and|2.0|mg/l|oz/cuft|sp=us}}. In 2000, the concentration of [[phosphorus]] was {{convert|0.039|mg/l|oz/cuft|sp=us}}. The [[chloride]] concentration was {{convert|55|mg/l|oz/cuft|sp=us}}.<ref name = "usgs"/>
In 1999 and 2000, the concentration of [[sulfate]] in Furnace Run ranged from {{convert|20|to|24|mg/L|oz/cuft|sp=us}}. The concentration of [[nitrogen]] ranged between {{convert|1.20|and|2.0|mg/L|oz/cuft|sp=us}}. In 2000, the concentration of [[phosphorus]] was {{convert|0.039|mg/L|oz/cuft|sp=us}}. The [[chloride]] concentration was {{convert|55|mg/L|oz/cuft|sp=us}}.<ref name = "usgs"/>


Furnace Run could experience [[discharge (hydrology)|flow]] augmentation.<ref name = "scarlift"/> Mine [[seepage]] has contributed flow to the stream. However, in the 1950s, it was diverted into underground mines, reducing the stream's ability to carry away waste in its [[stream channel|channel]].<ref name = "shamokindispatch">{{Citation|newspaper = [[Shamokin News-Dispatch]]|url = https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3020012//|title = 2 Plans Offered|page = 3|date = January 15, 1959|accessdate = August 15, 2015}}</ref> In 1999 and 2000, the flow rate of the stream ranged from {{convert|0.1|to|0.1|cuft/s|m3/s}}.<ref name = "usgs"/> In 1999 and 2000, the water temperature of the stream ranged from {{convert|5.8|C|F}} in March 2000 to {{convert|21.5|C|F}} in August 1999.<ref>{{Citation|author = [[United States Geological Survey]]|url = http://nwis.waterdata.usgs.gov/pa/nwis/qwdata/?site_no=01554490&agency_cd=USGS&inventory_output=0&rdb_inventory_output=file&TZoutput=0&pm_cd_compare=Greater%20than&radio_parm_cds=all_parm_cds&format=html_table&qw_attributes=0&qw_sample_wide=wide&rdb_qw_attributes=0&date_format=YYYY-MM-DD&rdb_compression=file&submitted_form=brief_list|title = USGS 01554490 Furnace Run at Shamokin, PA|accessdate = August 15, 2015}}</ref>
Furnace Run could experience [[discharge (hydrology)|flow]] augmentation.<ref name = "scarlift"/> Mine [[seepage]] has contributed flow to the stream. However, in the 1950s, it was diverted into underground mines, reducing the stream's ability to carry away waste in its [[stream channel|channel]].<ref name = "shamokindispatch">{{Citation|newspaper = [[Shamokin News-Dispatch]]|url = https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3020012//|title = 2 Plans Offered|page = 3|date = January 15, 1959|access-date = August 15, 2015}}</ref> In 1999 and 2000, the flow rate of the stream ranged from {{convert|0.1|to|0.1|cuft/s|m3/s}}.<ref name = "usgs"/> In 1999 and 2000, the water temperature of the stream ranged from {{convert|5.8|C|F}} in March 2000 to {{convert|21.5|C|F}} in August 1999.<ref>{{Citation|author = [[United States Geological Survey]]|url = http://nwis.waterdata.usgs.gov/pa/nwis/qwdata/?site_no=01554490&agency_cd=USGS&inventory_output=0&rdb_inventory_output=file&TZoutput=0&pm_cd_compare=Greater%20than&radio_parm_cds=all_parm_cds&format=html_table&qw_attributes=0&qw_sample_wide=wide&rdb_qw_attributes=0&date_format=YYYY-MM-DD&rdb_compression=file&submitted_form=brief_list|title = USGS 01554490 Furnace Run at Shamokin, PA|access-date = August 15, 2015}}</ref>


==Geography, geology, and watershed==
==Geography, geology, and watershed==
The elevation near the [[river mouth|mouth]] of Furnace Run is {{convert|745|ft|m}} above [[sea level]].<ref name = "gnis">{{citation|author = [[Geographic Names Information System]]|url = http://gnis.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=136:3:0::NO:3:P3_FID,P3_TITLE:1175361,Furnace%20Run|title = Feature Detail Report for: Furnace Run|accessdate = August 14, 2015}}</ref> The elevation of the stream's [[river source|source]] is between {{convert|840|and|860|ft|m|0}} above sea level.<ref name = "nationalmap"/>
The elevation near the [[river mouth|mouth]] of Furnace Run is {{convert|745|ft|m}} above [[sea level]].<ref name = "gnis">{{citation|author = [[Geographic Names Information System]]|url = http://gnis.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=136:3:0::NO:3:P3_FID,P3_TITLE:1175361,Furnace%20Run|title = Feature Detail Report for: Furnace Run|access-date = August 14, 2015}}</ref> The elevation of the stream's [[river source|source]] is between {{convert|840|and|860|ft|m|0}} above sea level.<ref name = "nationalmap"/>


There is an [[anticline|anticlinal]] in the vicinity of Furnace Run.<ref>{{Citation|author = [[Henry Darwin Rogers]]|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=2sZDAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA296|title = The Geology of Pennsylvania: A Government Survey, Volume 2|page = 296|year = 1858}}</ref> [[Bog ore]] has historically been extracted in the vicinity of the stream.<ref name = "history">{{Citation|author = J.J. John|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=z9MwAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA615|title = History of Northumberland County, Pennsylvania|pages = 360, 615|year = 1891}}</ref> Some reaches of the stream have been fully enclosed.<ref name = "shamokindispatch"/>
There is an [[anticline|anticlinal]] in the vicinity of Furnace Run.<ref>{{Citation|author = [[Henry Darwin Rogers]]|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=2sZDAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA296|title = The Geology of Pennsylvania: A Government Survey, Volume 2|page = 296|year = 1858}}</ref> [[Bog ore]] has historically been extracted in the vicinity of the stream.<ref name = "history">{{Citation|author = J.J. John|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=z9MwAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA615|title = History of Northumberland County, Pennsylvania|pages = 360, 615|year = 1891}}</ref> Some reaches of the stream have been fully enclosed.<ref name = "shamokindispatch"/>
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[[Coal mining]] was being occasionally done in the vicinity of Furnace Run by 1825. Henry Myers constructed an [[iron furnace]] on the stream in 1825 on land purchased from Solomon Dunkelberger.<ref name = "history"/>
[[Coal mining]] was being occasionally done in the vicinity of Furnace Run by 1825. Henry Myers constructed an [[iron furnace]] on the stream in 1825 on land purchased from Solomon Dunkelberger.<ref name = "history"/>


Furnace Run experienced [[flood]]ing in 2011.<ref>{{Citation|author1=Mark Gilger |author2=Eric Scicchitano |author3=Rob Wheary |newspaper = [[The News-Item]]|url = http://newsitem.com/news/flood-compared-to-agnes-parts-of-city-are-evacuated-1.1199600|title = Flood compared to Agnes; parts of city are evacuated|date = September 8, 2011|accessdate = August 15, 2015}}</ref>
Furnace Run experienced [[flood]]ing in 2011.<ref>{{Citation|author1=Mark Gilger |author2=Eric Scicchitano |author3=Rob Wheary |newspaper = [[The News-Item]]|url = http://newsitem.com/news/flood-compared-to-agnes-parts-of-city-are-evacuated-1.1199600|title = Flood compared to Agnes; parts of city are evacuated|date = September 8, 2011|access-date = August 15, 2015}}</ref>


==Biology==
==Biology==
The drainage basin of Furnace Run is designated as a Coldwater Fishery and a Migratory Fishery.<ref>{{Citation|work = [[Pennsylvania Code]]|url = http://www.pacode.com/secure/data/025/chapter93/s93.9m.html|title = § 93.9m. Drainage List M. Susquehanna River Basin in Pennsylvania Susquehanna River|accessdate = August 14, 2015}}</ref> In 1999 and 2000, no [[fish]] were observed at one site on the stream.<ref name = "usgs">{{Citation|author = [[United States Geological Survey]]|url = http://pa.water.usgs.gov/reports/wrir03-4311.pdf|title = Effects of Abandoned Coal-Mine Drainage on Streamflow and Water Quality in the Shamokin Creek Basin, Northumberland and Columbia Counties, Pennsylvania, 1999&ndash;2001|pages = 20, 23, 38|accessdate = August 15, 2015}}</ref>
The drainage basin of Furnace Run is designated as a Coldwater Fishery and a Migratory Fishery.<ref>{{Citation|work = [[Pennsylvania Code]]|url = http://www.pacode.com/secure/data/025/chapter93/s93.9m.html|title = § 93.9m. Drainage List M. Susquehanna River Basin in Pennsylvania Susquehanna River|access-date = August 14, 2015}}</ref> In 1999 and 2000, no [[fish]] were observed at one site on the stream.<ref name = "usgs">{{Citation|author = [[United States Geological Survey]]|url = http://pa.water.usgs.gov/reports/wrir03-4311.pdf|title = Effects of Abandoned Coal-Mine Drainage on Streamflow and Water Quality in the Shamokin Creek Basin, Northumberland and Columbia Counties, Pennsylvania, 1999&ndash;2001|pages = 20, 23, 38|access-date = August 15, 2015}}</ref>


The concentration of [[coliform]] bacteria in Furnace Run was more than 3000 colonies per 100 milliliters in 1999. The concentration of [[E. Coli]] in the stream was also more than 3000 colonies per 100 milliliters.<ref name = "usgs"/>
The concentration of [[coliform]] bacteria in Furnace Run was more than 3000 colonies per 100 milliliters in 1999. The concentration of [[E. coli]] in the stream was also more than 3000 colonies per 100 milliliters.<ref name = "usgs"/>


==See also==
==See also==
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==References==
==References==
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Furnace Run
Mouth of the tunnel carrying Furnace Run
Etymologyiron furnace built by Henry Myers on the stream in 1825
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationsmall lake in Coal Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
 • elevationbetween 840 and 860 feet (256 and 262 m)
Mouth 
 • location
Shamokin Creek in Shamokin, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates
40°47′21″N 76°33′47″W / 40.7892°N 76.5630°W / 40.7892; -76.5630
 • elevation
745 ft (227 m)
Length1.0 mi (1.6 km)
Basin size1.61 sq mi (4.2 km2)
Basin features
ProgressionShamokin Creek

Furnace Run is a tributary of Shamokin Creek in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 1.0 mile (1.6 km) long and flows through Coal Township and Shamokin.[1] The watershed of the stream has an area of 1.61 square miles (4.2 km2). It is impaired by sedimentation and siltation from urban runoff and storm sewers, but is not impacted by mine drainage. Reaches of the stream have been entirely enclosed. Furnace Run is named after a furnace that was built in the area in 1825. The stream is designated as a Coldwater Fishery and a Migratory Fishery.

Course[edit]

Furnace Run begins in a small lake in Coal Township, in the census-designated place of Fairview-Ferndale. It flows east-northeast for its entire length, almost immediately entering the census-designated place of Edgewood. Several tenths of a mile further downstream, the stream enters Shamokin and reaches its confluence with Shamokin Creek.[1]

Furnace Run joins Shamokin Creek 21.54 miles (34.67 km) upstream of its mouth.[2]

Hydrology[edit]

Furnace Run is designated as an impaired waterbody. The cause of the impairment is sedimentation and siltation. The source of the impairment is urban runoff and storm sewers. As of 2006, a total maximum daily load is needed.[3] Discharges of raw sewage also have entered the stream. However, it is not seriously impacted by mine drainage; there are no acid mine drainage discharges in the watershed.[4]

The pH of Furnace Run ranges from 6.6 to 7.5, with an average of 6.9, making it one of the few headwaters tributaries of Shamokin Creek to meet the pH standards of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. The iron concentration of the two streams averages 2.5 micrograms per liter (2.5×10−6 oz/cu ft), but can reach as high as 4.7 micrograms per liter (4.7×10−6 oz/cu ft). On average, the alkalinity concentration of the stream is 54 milligrams per liter (0.054 oz/cu ft).[4] The concentration of dissolved oxygen in the stream ranged from 8.9 to 10.2 milligrams per liter (0.0089 to 0.0102 oz/cu ft). The concentration of aluminum ranged from 0.01 milligrams per liter (1.00×10−5 oz/cu ft) to less than 0.20 milligrams per liter (0.00020 oz/cu ft), while the manganese and iron concentrations ranged from 0.05 to 0.08 milligrams per liter (5.0×10−5 to 8.0×10−5 oz/cu ft) and 0.07 to 0.09 milligrams per liter (7.0×10−5 to 9.0×10−5 oz/cu ft), respectively. In 1999, the concentration of sodium in the stream was 33 milligrams per liter (0.033 oz/cu ft).[5]

In 1999 and 2000, the concentration of sulfate in Furnace Run ranged from 20 to 24 milligrams per liter (0.020 to 0.024 oz/cu ft). The concentration of nitrogen ranged between 1.20 and 2.0 milligrams per liter (0.00120 and 0.00200 oz/cu ft). In 2000, the concentration of phosphorus was 0.039 milligrams per liter (3.9×10−5 oz/cu ft). The chloride concentration was 55 milligrams per liter (0.055 oz/cu ft).[5]

Furnace Run could experience flow augmentation.[4] Mine seepage has contributed flow to the stream. However, in the 1950s, it was diverted into underground mines, reducing the stream's ability to carry away waste in its channel.[6] In 1999 and 2000, the flow rate of the stream ranged from 0.1 to 0.1 cubic feet per second (0.0028 to 0.0028 m3/s).[5] In 1999 and 2000, the water temperature of the stream ranged from 5.8 °C (42.4 °F) in March 2000 to 21.5 °C (70.7 °F) in August 1999.[7]

Geography, geology, and watershed[edit]

The elevation near the mouth of Furnace Run is 745 feet (227 m) above sea level.[8] The elevation of the stream's source is between 840 and 860 feet (256 and 262 m) above sea level.[1]

There is an anticlinal in the vicinity of Furnace Run.[9] Bog ore has historically been extracted in the vicinity of the stream.[10] Some reaches of the stream have been fully enclosed.[6]

The watershed of Furnace Run has an area of 1.61 square miles (4.2 km2).[2] The stream is entirely within the United States Geological Survey quadrangle of Shamokin.[8]

History[edit]

Furnace Run was entered into the Geographic Names Information System on August 2, 1979. Its identifier in the Geographic Names Information System is 1175361.[8]

Coal mining was being occasionally done in the vicinity of Furnace Run by 1825. Henry Myers constructed an iron furnace on the stream in 1825 on land purchased from Solomon Dunkelberger.[10]

Furnace Run experienced flooding in 2011.[11]

Biology[edit]

The drainage basin of Furnace Run is designated as a Coldwater Fishery and a Migratory Fishery.[12] In 1999 and 2000, no fish were observed at one site on the stream.[5]

The concentration of coliform bacteria in Furnace Run was more than 3000 colonies per 100 milliliters in 1999. The concentration of E. coli in the stream was also more than 3000 colonies per 100 milliliters.[5]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c United States Geological Survey, The National Map Viewer, archived from the original on March 29, 2012, retrieved August 14, 2015
  2. ^ a b Pennsylvania Gazetteer of Streams (PDF), November 2, 2001, p. 66, retrieved August 14, 2015
  3. ^ United States Environmental Protection Agency, 2006 Waterbody Report for Furnace Run, retrieved August 14, 2015[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ a b c Section III-------Shamokin Creek Watershed: results of investigations (PDF), pp. 29, 31, 44, 51, 64, retrieved August 13, 2015
  5. ^ a b c d e United States Geological Survey, Effects of Abandoned Coal-Mine Drainage on Streamflow and Water Quality in the Shamokin Creek Basin, Northumberland and Columbia Counties, Pennsylvania, 1999–2001 (PDF), pp. 20, 23, 38, retrieved August 15, 2015
  6. ^ a b "2 Plans Offered", Shamokin News-Dispatch, p. 3, January 15, 1959, retrieved August 15, 2015
  7. ^ United States Geological Survey, USGS 01554490 Furnace Run at Shamokin, PA, retrieved August 15, 2015
  8. ^ a b c Geographic Names Information System, Feature Detail Report for: Furnace Run, retrieved August 14, 2015
  9. ^ Henry Darwin Rogers (1858), The Geology of Pennsylvania: A Government Survey, Volume 2, p. 296
  10. ^ a b J.J. John (1891), History of Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, pp. 360, 615
  11. ^ Mark Gilger; Eric Scicchitano; Rob Wheary (September 8, 2011), "Flood compared to Agnes; parts of city are evacuated", The News-Item, retrieved August 15, 2015
  12. ^ "§ 93.9m. Drainage List M. Susquehanna River Basin in Pennsylvania Susquehanna River", Pennsylvania Code, retrieved August 14, 2015
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