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'''Lititz Run'''<ref name=GNIS>{{cite web |url=https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=138:3:0::NO:3:P3_FID,P3_TITLE:1192790,Lititz%20Run|title=GNIS entry for Lititz Run (Feature ID # 1192790)|author=Geographic Names Information System|authorlink=Geographic Names Information System|accessdate=2019-03-24}}</ref> is a {{convert|7.2|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}}<ref name=ND>U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. [http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ The National Map], accessed March 24, 2019</ref> [[tributary]] of the [[Conestoga River]] in [[Lancaster County, Pennsylvania|Lancaster County]], [[Pennsylvania]] in the [[United States]]. |
'''Lititz Run'''<ref name=GNIS>{{cite web |url=https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=138:3:0::NO:3:P3_FID,P3_TITLE:1192790,Lititz%20Run|title=GNIS entry for Lititz Run (Feature ID # 1192790)|author=Geographic Names Information System|authorlink=Geographic Names Information System|accessdate=2019-03-24}}</ref> is a {{convert|7.2|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}}<ref name=ND>U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. [http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ The National Map], accessed March 24, 2019</ref> [[tributary]] of the [[Conestoga River]] in [[Lancaster County, Pennsylvania|Lancaster County]], [[Pennsylvania]] in the [[United States]]. |
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The creek flows from the springs of Lititz Springs Park in [[Lititz, Pennsylvania]] southwest past [[Rothsville, Pennsylvania|Rothsville]] through the Millport Conservancy towards [[Oregon, Pennsylvania|Oregon]]. Blue Herons are known to nest in the area. Lititz Run joins the Conestoga just downstream from its confluence with the [[Cocalico Creek]]. |
The creek flows from the springs of Lititz Springs Park in [[Lititz, Pennsylvania]] southwest past [[Rothsville, Pennsylvania|Rothsville]] through the Millport Conservancy towards [[Oregon, Pennsylvania|Oregon]]. Blue Herons are known to nest in the area. Lititz Run joins the Conestoga just downstream from its confluence with the [[Cocalico Creek]], at the [[Pinetown Covered Bridge]]. |
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Lititz Run is known as a model watershed project after wetland and riparian corridor restoration work was performed starting in 1997 by the Lititz Run Watershed Alliance.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lititz Run Watershed |url=https://www.chesapeakebay.net/channel_files/24387/tour_handouts.pdf |publisher=Chesapeake Bay Program |accessdate=8 May 2020}}</ref> |
Lititz Run is known as a model watershed project after wetland and riparian corridor restoration work was performed starting in 1997 by the Lititz Run Watershed Alliance.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lititz Run Watershed |url=https://www.chesapeakebay.net/channel_files/24387/tour_handouts.pdf |publisher=Chesapeake Bay Program |accessdate=8 May 2020}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 06:20, 8 May 2020
Lititz Run[1] is a 7.2-mile-long (11.6 km)[2] tributary of the Conestoga River in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania in the United States.
The creek flows from the springs of Lititz Springs Park in Lititz, Pennsylvania southwest past Rothsville through the Millport Conservancy towards Oregon. Blue Herons are known to nest in the area. Lititz Run joins the Conestoga just downstream from its confluence with the Cocalico Creek, at the Pinetown Covered Bridge.
Lititz Run is known as a model watershed project after wetland and riparian corridor restoration work was performed starting in 1997 by the Lititz Run Watershed Alliance.[3]
See also
References
- ^ Geographic Names Information System. "GNIS entry for Lititz Run (Feature ID # 1192790)". Retrieved 2019-03-24.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed March 24, 2019
- ^ "Lititz Run Watershed" (PDF). Chesapeake Bay Program. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
External links
40°06′18″N 76°14′56″W / 40.105°N 76.249°W
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