[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.

[5] Scotch Run was entered into the Geographic Names Information System on August 1, 1989.

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.