[4] Scotch Run is situated in the vicinity of the southern base of Nescopeck Mountain.

[3] Scotch Run is one of eleven named streams in the watershed of Nescopeck Creek that has not been assessed by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission.

The stream appears on county highway maps published by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.

[6] The first tannery in Black Creek Township was constructed opposite the mouth of Scotch Run.

[1] In 1965, the Hazleton Penn Rod and Gun Club purchased a 35-acre tract of land along the stream.