| Slate Run | |
|---|---|
 Slate Run watershed from Francis Road | |
  Location of the mouth of Slate Run in Pennsylvania | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Tioga County,Lycoming County |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | confluence of Cushman Branch and Francis Branch |
| • location | Tioga State Forest,Tioga County |
| • coordinates | 41°33′00″N77°33′14″W / 41.55000°N 77.55389°W /41.55000; -77.55389[1] |
| • elevation | 1,156 ft (352 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Pine Creek |
• location | Slate Run,Tiadaghton State Forest,Lycoming County |
• coordinates | 41°28′21″N77°30′16″W / 41.47250°N 77.50444°W /41.47250; -77.50444[1] |
• elevation | 732 ft (223 m)[1] |
| Length | 7.3 mi (11.7 km) |
Slate Run is a 7.3-mile-long (11.7 km)[3]tributary ofPine Creek inTioga andLycoming counties,Pennsylvania in the United States.[4]
Formed by the confluence of two of its tributaries, the Francis Branch and the Cushman Branch, Slate Run flows generally southeast to join Pine Creek at the community ofSlate Run. The first 0.5 miles (0.8 km) or so of themain stem are in theTioga State Forest in Tioga County, and the rest passes through theTiadaghton State Forest in Lycoming County. Named tributaries include Morris Run and Red Run, which enter from theleft, and Manor Fork, which enters from theright.[5]
Slate Run, a popular fishery, supports wildbrook andbrown trout. Fishing is allowed year-round, but anglers are limited to fly fishing with barbless hooks and must return all caught trout to the stream. Other fish in the creek includeeastern blacknose dace,longnose dace,slimy sculpins, andwhite suckers.[6]