Sugar Notch Run is a tributary of Solomon Creek in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, in the United States.
It is approximately 3.0 miles (4.8 km) long and flows through Hanover Township, Sugar Notch, and Ashley.
Brook trout and various macroinvertebrate taxa inhabit portions of the stream and it is designated as a Coldwater Fishery.
Recreational opportunities in the watershed include the Sugar Notch Trail System and Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 207.
It flows west-southwest for several tenths of a mile before turning north, passing through the valley of Sugar Notch and crossing Interstate 81.
After several tenths of a mile, the stream briefly passes through the community of Sugar Notch before reentering Hanover Township and turns northeast.
[1] Sugar Notch Run joins Solomon Creek 4.40 miles (7.08 km) upstream of its mouth.
[2] Sugar Notch Run is considered by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection to be impaired for its entire length.
[4] It experiences pollution including the dumping of trash and tires, as well as various other artificial blockages of the stream channel.
[4] The concentration of iron in the waters of Sugar Notch Run is 0.44 milligrams per liter and the load is 4.3 pounds (2.0 kg) per day.
The concentration of aluminum in the waters of the stream is 1.28 milligrams per liter and the daily load of it is 12.5 pounds (5.7 kg).
[3] The acidity concentration in the waters of Sugar Notch Run is 30.96 milligrams per liter and the daily load is 302.1 pounds (137.0 kg).
[3] The Hanover Township Youth Recreational Complex, the Preston Hose Company, and the Ashley Fire Hall are all in the watershed of Sugar Notch Run.
[9] The Lucky Strike Coal Company was found guilty of illegally discharging wastewater into Sugar Notch Run in November 1979.
[5] A prestressed box beam bridge carrying State Route 2010 over Sugar Notch Run was constructed in 1961.
However, other sections of the stream do have populations of benthic macroinvertebrates, including mayflies and taxa from the orders Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera, and Trichoptera.