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Nescopeck Creek

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when there was an average discharge of 31.8 cubic feet per second (0.90 m/s). The highest discharge in a single month was 479 cubic feet per second (13.6 m/s) in March 1920. The lowest discharge in a single month was 12.9 cubic feet per second (0.37 m/s) in September 1922. The average discharge of Nescopeck Creek from 1995 to 2002 is 93.7 cubic feet per second (2.65 m/s). From 1996 to 1998, the
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Nescopeck Creek watershed began to increase rapidly around this time. By the 1880s, the patch towns attended over thirty mines in the watershed. However, the coal mining industry in the watershed began to lose value around this time, coal mining was no longer a significant source of industry in the Nescopeck Creek watershed by 1936.
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Creek's second-largest sub-watershed. The Little Nescopeck Creek A at 14 square miles (36 km), Little Nescopeck Creek B at 8.4 square miles (22 km), Cranberry Creek at 8.4 square miles (22 km), and Oley Creek at 7.2 square miles (19 km) are also among the largest Nescopeck Creek sub-watersheds.
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is made up of the Leck Kill-Meckesville-Calvin series. This soil series tends to occur on hillsides near streams. The Leck Kill-Meckesville-Calvin series occurs quite near the mouth of Nescopeck Creek, with a large patch further upstream, and a small patch in the southwestern part of the Nescopeck Creek watershed.
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is one source of recreation in the Nescopeck Creek watershed. Nescopeck Creek flows through this state park and on it there are opportunities for trout fishing. Nescopeck Creek takes up 3,350 acres (1,360 ha) of the northwestern part in the Nescopeck Creek watershed. Additionally, there are four
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Approximately 24 percent of the creek's watershed contains the Wellsboro-Oquaga-Morris series. The series is made of Wellsboro soils, Oquaga soils, and some Morris soils. This type of soil series is most common near the creek's source. Another twenty-four percent of the Nescopeck Creek watershed
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between Class I and Class III. However, during parts of the year, Nescopeck Creek is impossible to navigate due to rapids, flooding, and tight bends. Nescopeck Creek is home to a number of species of trout, although the waters are not always optimal for them. Nescopeck Creek's water is acidic, with a
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are the largest land sources of phosphorus in the watershed, each contributing 6,226.6 kilograms (13,727 lb) (43.6 percent of land sources) and 2,109.6 kilograms (4,651 lb). The smallest sources of phosphorus in the watershed are unpaved roads, contributing 11.8 kilograms (26 lb)
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of Nescopeck Creek at St. Johns was 93.9 cubic feet per second (2.66 m/s). The month with the highest average discharge during this time was March, when there was a discharge of 227 cubic feet per second (6.4 m/s). The month with the lowest average discharge during this time was September,
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water in the Nescopeck Creek watershed, with a concentration of over 100 milligrams per liter of dissolved minerals. Other streams in the watershed with hard water are Reilly Creek (28 milligrams per liter) and Long Run (21 milligrams per liter). Some of the least hard waters in the Nescopeck Creek
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below. The Udorthents-Urban Land-Volusia soil series occurs in the southeastern and parts of the southwestern parts of the Nescopeck Creek watershed. The Lackawanna-Arnot-Morris series is present in nine percent of Nescopeck Creek's watershed. The Lackawanna-Arnot-Morris soil series mostly is near
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There are also several less significant rock formations in Nescopeck Creek's watershed. These include the Spechty Kopf Formation, the Hamilton Formation, and the Catskill Formation. Little is understood about the Spechty Kopf Formation, but it occurs between the Catskill and Pocono Formations. The
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Nescopeck Creek has coal veins near its source. These coal veins first appeared 300 million years ago. The thickness of these coal seams ranges from 3 feet (0.9 m) in the Tracy Bed up to 50 to 114 feet (15 to 35 m) in the Mammoth Bed. Nearly all of the Eastern Middle coal field is in the
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All of the streams in the Nescopeck Creek are considered sub-optimal habitats and rated on a scale of 1 to 240. The most optimal water habitat in the watershed is a site along Nescopeck Creek, with a rating of 184. The least optimal water habitats in the watershed are two sites along Black Creek.
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In 1999, the only Class-A fishery waters in the Nescopeck Creek watershed were those of Little Nescopeck Creek A, the headwaters of Nescopeck Creek, and several minor tributaries of Nescopeck Creek. Only one small stream near Nescopeck Creek's mouth had Class-C fishery waters. The central part of
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The Long Hollow sub-watershed is Nescopeck Creek is Nescopeck Creek's smallest sub-watershed, with an area of 1.1 square miles (2.8 km). The main stem of Nescopeck Creek has the largest sub-watershed, with an area of 67.3 square miles (174 km). The Black Creek sub-watershed is Nescopeck
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of the waters of Nescopeck Creek and its tributaries. At three sites, its pH averaged 5.06, 4.85, and 4.49. However, the pH at Nescopeck Creek's headwaters is between 6.5 and 7. The lowest pH level in the Nescopeck Creek watershed is 4.2, which is on some parts of Black Creek. Creasy Creek is the
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species in the watershed is in the same area. The lowest density of snake species in the watershed is along the central part of Nescopeck Creek. The highest density of bird species in the watershed is in the southern and central part of the watershed. The highest density of mammal species in the
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Nescopeck Creek's watershed is 143 square miles (370 km) in area. Most of the watershed is in Luzerne County, but part of it also extends into Schuylkill and Columbia Counties. Nescopeck Creek's watershed area includes one city, five boroughs, and thirteen townships. Most of the land in the
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and sandstone. While there is no anthracite in the Pottsville Formation, it does contain three-foot seams of other varieties of coal. Groundwater from this formation is acidic and high in manganese and iron. The Pottsville Formation makes up the valleys directly surrounding Nescopeck Creek. The
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in the Nescopeck Creek watershed has been measured using the DRASTIC system. It is lowest in the headwaters, as well as patches near the creek's mouth, with a value of 69 to 90. Values of 91 to 104 occur in the northern part of the watershed, as well as in scattered patches in the western part.
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had a station on Nescopeck Creek near the community of St. Johns. Two other stream gauging stations have been built on Nescopeck Creek. One of these stations, which was in use from 1949 to 1950 was in Nescopeck. The other, which was in use from 1963 to 1970, was 0.6 miles upstream of Nescopeck
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There are 910 miles (1,460 km) of roads in the Nescopeck Creek watershed. Forty percent of the creek's length is within 100 feet (30 m) of a road. Eighty-seven percent of Nescopeck Creek's length is within 332 feet (101 m) of a road. There are 286 miles (460 km) of roads in
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of 5. This makes up 8.7 miles (14.0 km) of the streams in the watershed. Most of Black Creek and almost all of Nescopeck Creek upstream of Black Creek has a Strahler number of 4. These make up 43.2 miles (69.5 km) of streams in the creek's watershed. Eight smaller tributaries in the
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in the Nescopeck Creek watershed. These are the Hazleton-Dekalb-Buchanan series, the Wellsboro-Oquaga-Morris series, the Leck Kill-Meckesville-Calvin series, the Udorthents-Urban Land-Volusia series, and the Lackawanna-Arnot-Morris series. There are also coal veins in the watershed. The creek
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coal was discovered in 1813. Coal became an important industry for the Nescopeck Creek region by 1836 with the formation of the Hazleton Coal Company. In the 1830s and 1840s, a number of "patch towns" designed to attend mines were built in the Nescopeck Creek watershed. The population in the
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or urban. Twenty-seven percent of the streams in the Nescopeck Creek watershed are near surface-mining operations and 73 percent are not. Most developed land tends to be located in the southern part of the watershed, while most undeveloped land is in the northern part of the watershed.
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vegetation make up 11 to 12 percent of the creek's watershed. Additionally, there are scattered patches of mixed vegetation and annual herbaceous vegetation in the northwestern part of the Nescopeck Creek watershed. Four to seven percent of the Nescopeck Creek watershed consists of
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Nescopeck Creek, as well as most of Black Creek had Class-D fishery waters. There were twenty species of fish in Nescopeck Creek in 1999. Of these, seventeen had been seen in the watershed before. However, since between a 1999 study of the watershed and the study before that, the
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watershed have Strahler number of three. These make up 14.5 miles (23.3 km) of the creek's watershed. A total of 25 streams in the creek's watershed have a Strahler number of 2. They make up 47.4 miles (76.3 km) of the creek's watershed. One hundred thirteen very small
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Nescopeck Creek is in the geological region known as the Ridge and Valley region. This region is characterized by fertile valleys and steep ridges. However, the eastern reaches of the Nescopeck Creek watershed are near the border of the Appalachian Plateau region.
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tributary of Nescopeck Creek, with a pH ranging from 6.9 to 7.2. Other relatively alkaline streams in the creek's watershed include Long Run (6.6), Reilly Creek (6.4), Long Hollow (6.4), Oley Creek (6.4), Conety Run (6.2), and Little Nescopeck Creek A (5.8 to 7).
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There were two major Native American trails in the Nescopeck Creek watershed. These were the Lehigh Path, which is also known as the Warrior Trail, and the Trade Trail. Parts of these trails would become Vine Street and Broad Street in Hazleton, respectively.
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land. However, the Cranberry Creek watershed contains 6.5 percent barren land, the Black Creek watershed contains 14 percent, and the Stony Creek watershed contains 30 percent. The Little Nescopeck Creek watershed contains 30 percent
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watershed are those of Little Nescopeck Creek A (3 to 8 milligrams per liter), Conety Run (5 milligrams per liter), and Oley Creek (7 milligrams per liter). However, the largest source of pollution in the Nescopeck Creek watershed is
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sub-watershed. There are 253 miles (407 km) of roads in the Black Creek sub-watershed. The Long Run and Little Nescopeck Creek sub-watersheds also contain close to 122 and 113 miles (196 and 182 km) of roads, respectively.
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in this series has been removed during mining operations. This soil series occurs in the southern part of the Nescopeck Creek watershed, near tributaries such as Black Creek and Stony Creek. The soils in this soil series are highly
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living in the Nescopeck Creek watershed. Of these, 15 had been observed before in the watershed, and five had not. Nesopeck Creek and its various tributaries are rated Class A to Class D for wild trout. There are a number of
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Pocono Formation consists of conglomerate and sandstone and surrounds the Pottsville Formation. The rock formations are typically more varied in the northern and western part of the watershed than the southern part.
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in the Nescopeck Creek watershed, was built. The last tunnel in this system was built in 1932. These tunnels drain more than 32 square miles (83 km), of which 13 square miles (34 km) contain coal basins.
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Values of 105 to 115 occur in the southern, southwestern, and part of the central part of the watershed. Some areas with values 116 and higher are scattered throughout the watershed except near the headwaters.
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have a slope of 3 to 8 percent. In both of the lines of hills, there are patches where the slope is 8 to 15 percent and in the northern line of hills, there is an area with a slope of over 15 percent.
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Nescopeck Creek has more than 200 miles (320 km) of tributaries. This consists of 111 miles (179 km) of named streams and 106 miles (171 km) of unnamed ones. Major streams include
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At these sites, the study also found averages of 1.7, 2.23, and 5.56 parts per million of aluminum, respectively. Concentrations of aluminium higher than 100 to 200 parts per million can cause
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was built on Nescopeck Creek. The most destructive flood on Nescopeck Creek occurred in 1850, when a dam on the creek was breached, killing 22 people. From 1858 to 1870 there was a
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Nescopeck Creek watershed, except for area near its source, is publicly owned. Thirteen percent of the land in the Nescopeck Creek watershed is owned by the state of Pennsylvania.
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of 0 to 3 percent. There are two major lines of hills in the watershed, one of which is in the northern part and the other of which is in the central part of the watershed. These
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known as the Eagle Rock Resort is in the Nescopeck Creek watershed. Since the late 1990s, there have been plans to convert old railroad lines in the Nescopeck Creek watershed to
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is lower at its headwaters than at its confluence with Nescopeck Creek. Nescopeck Creek's HBI is from 1.7 to 5.4, depending on the site. In Nescopeck Creek, the total number of
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in the Nescopeck Creek watershed is the Hazleton-Dekalb-Buchanan series. Twenty-six percent of Nescopeck Creek's watershed contains this soil series. Much soil and
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discharges aluminum, iron, and manganese, nitrogen, and phosphorus. The pH of the streams in the Nescopeck Creek watershed range from 4.2 to 7.2. The main stem's
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of Nescopeck Creek. Its source is at the very northwestern edge of the creek's watershed, and it joins the main stem of Nescopeck Creek slightly downstream of
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There are a total of 14 species of amphibians in the Nescopeck Creek watershed, of which 11 breed in the watershed. These species consist of 6 salamanders, 6
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per year are discharged from Nescopeck Creek. Thirty-three percent of this came from land, 60 percent from groundwater, and 6 percent from leaking
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per liter. Below Little Nescopeck Creek B, however, these values increase to 1260 micrograms per liter for iron and 7450 micrograms per liter for aluminum.
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was built on Nescopeck Creek the same year. A flood of Nescopeck Creek in 1786, known as the Pumpkin Flood, was noted for sweeping large numbers of
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Much of the land in the Nescopeck Creek's watershed is forest. Farmland is common in the lower portions of the Nescopeck Creek watershed and the
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at several sites ranges from 5 to 26. In Little Nescopeck Creek, the values range from 1 to 18. In Black Creek, the number ranges from 0 to 11.
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of high quality. There are also seven natural areas in the creek's watershed, some of which contain rare species of plants and animals. On the
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Above Little Nescopeck Creek B, Nescopeck Creek's iron concentration is 110 micrograms per liter and the creek's aluminum concentration is 40
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behind these dams have surface areas of 3 to 154 acres (1.2 to 62.3 ha). Nine of the dams in the Nescopeck Creek watershed are made from
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at Nescopeck Creek's mouth and along Nescopeck Creek for a few miles upstream is in the range of 490 to 659 feet (149 to 201 m) above
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forests occur on Arbutus Peak and several barren areas in the southern part of watershed. In this type of forest, pitch pine, scrub oak,
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is in the south of the watershed and is slightly longer than Little Nescopeck Creek A. Little Nescopeck Creek B joins Nescopeck Creek at
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in the Nescopeck Creek watershed have a Strahler number of 1. Such streams make up 104.7 miles (168.5 km) of the creek's watershed.
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and the Nescopeck Creek watershed contains 24 percent. Other sub-watersheds of Nescopeck Creek range from 2 to 13 percent farmland.
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ranged from 31.8 to 227 cubic feet per second (0.90 to 6.43 m/s) between 1919 and 1926. There are 10 dams in the watershed.
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on Nescopeck Creek, of which 80 percent consist of forest. Along parts of Nescopeck Creek, there are a large number of
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Creek's mouth. In the 1990s, some people were caught stealing Native American artifacts at the Nescopeck Creek headwaters.
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trees. Pine, hemlock, and some types of oak trees are found on the higher parts of this habitat. Lower to the ground are
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waste in Little Nescopeck Creek pollutes the lower reaches of Nesocpeck Creek. In 1999, a study discovered 20 species of
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Eleven percent of Nescopeck Creek's watershed is made up of the Udorthents-Urban Land-Volusia series. There is some
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of Pennsylvania. The meaning of the creek's name is "deep black waters". The waters of Nescopeck Creek have
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to Nescopeck Creek's watershed. In most parts of Nescopeck Creek and its tributaries, the concentration of
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discharged an average of 79.4 cubic feet per second (2.25 m/s) of water into Little Nescopeck Creek.
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rates in the Nescopeck Creek watershed due to the failing coal mining industry. From 1919 to 1926, the
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development over lands containing the soil series. Other areas where this soil series occurs have been
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lived near the mouth of Nescopeck Creek. Other parts of the Nescopeck Creek watershed were settled by
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in the Nescopeck Creek watershed is the dry-oak mixed forest. Common trees in this habitat include
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Nescopeck Creek's watershed is 143 square miles (370 km) in area and lies in parts of three
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These sites are considered poor to marginal habitats, with ratings of 56 and 96 respectively.
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word meaning "deep black waters". Historically, two tribes of Native Americans known as the
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Nescopeck Creek's source, but there is some of it in the central Nescopeck Creek watershed.
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in the watershed, of which five breed there. Five of these species are snakes and two are
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The Bird Community Index, a measure of the quality of a habitat based on the presence of
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The portion of Nescopeck Creek from its mouth upstream to the mouth of Black Creek has a
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of 0 to 3 percent, although there are areas with a slope of 8 percent or more.
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in the creek's watershed. The habitats in the watershed primarily include mixed forest.
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in Nescopeck Creek were made. In 1885, a number of French Indian artifacts, which were
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U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data.
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have been discovered in and around Nescopeck Creek. These consist of one genus of
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over millions of years. The Pottsville Formation also contains a large number of
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The Historical Record of Wyoming Valley: A Compilation of Matters ..., Volume 13
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occasionally occurred between settlers and Native Americans. One example is the
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All sub-watersheds of the Nescopeck Creek watershed contain at least 50 percent
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is slightly lower than the concentration of nitrogen. However, at St. Johns and
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and entering the Susquehanna River on the border between Nescopeck Township and
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watershed, while coal mines are more common on Nescopeck Creek's tributaries
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History of Luzerne, Lackawanna, and Wyoming Counties, Pa: With Illustrations
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In the early 1700s, some European settlers, who were granted warrants by
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near its source, but does not have much life further downstream because
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Fifty-seven percent of the Nescopeck Creek watershed is composed of
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Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (May 2, 2005).
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Catskill Formation is grayish-red shale, siltstone, and sandstone.
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are able to tolerate pHs down to 4.8 and the ideal pH range for
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passed over Nescopeck Creek in the beginning of the 1900s. The
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Nescopeck Creek not far from its mouth, looking downstream
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The entire Nescopeck Creek watershed has a high level of
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in the 20th century, emptied into Nescopeck Creek. After
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is near Nescopeck Creek. Nescopeck Creek has a number of
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in 1972. In the early 1900s, there was a steam-electric
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Location of the mouth of Nescopeck Creek in Pennsylvania
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fish had vanished from the Nescopeck Creek watershed.
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Most of the Nescopeck Creek watershed is flat, with a
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Fishing Creek Watershed: Coldwater Conservation Plan
1566: 1430:. One such plan is to link the Hazleton area to the 2425:. Pennsylvania State University Press. p. 69. 2325:. State Printer of Pennsylvania. 1903. p. 166. 2262: 2252:. Observer-Rygiel Publishing Co. 1973. p. 343. 722:Nescopeck Creek's watershed contains several major 466:. After a number of miles, the creek meanders into 1179:In the Nescopeck Creek watershed, there are seven 659:in the watershed does not release any phosphorus. 630:. Its Black Creek tributary adds toxic amounts of 574:-fill. The tenth is an unnamed dam constructed of 2398:. Wilderness Adventures Press, Inc. p. 247. 2294:. Mountain Top Historical Society. Archived from 2126: 1491:. United States Geological Survey. August 2, 1979 4340: 2418: 1868: 1791: 1789: 2472: 1795: 944: 622:A total of 318 metric tons (351 short tons) of 442:, receiving Oley Creek, and passing an area of 424:Dennison Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania 2221:The Register of Pennsylvania, Volume VI, No. 7 2142:. Press of the Wilkes-Barre Record. p. 44 1432:Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor 1176:watershed is at Nescopeck Creek's headwaters. 1070:In 1891 the first part of the Jeddo Tunnel, a 2645: 2214: 1885: 1786: 2659: 2604:Nescopeck Creek Watershed Stewardship Report 2391: 2246:Paul W. Warnagiris, John J. Rygiel (1973). 1739: 1737: 1735: 1063:, were discovered along Nescopeck Creek in 619:in the waters of Nescopeck at these sites. 2652: 2638: 2496: 2494: 2479:. The Arthur H. Clark Company. p. 116 2444: 2442: 2289:"The Wilkes-Barre & Hazzleton Railway" 2183: 2181: 2017: 2015: 1978: 1976: 1974: 1972: 1970: 1945: 1943: 1823: 1821: 1819: 1722: 1720: 1695: 1693: 1051:on Nescopeck Creek. In 1828, plans for a 2476:Travels in the interior of North America 2269:. Department of the Interior. p. 23 1875:. S. B. Nelson and Company. p. 611. 1732: 1082:on Nescopeck Creek was destroyed during 976: 413: 2491: 2439: 2178: 2136:Frederick Charles Johnson, ed. (1905). 2012: 1967: 1940: 1816: 1717: 1690: 1525:. Press of George McNamara. p. 323 53: 4359:Rivers of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania 4341: 2215:Samuel Hazard, ed. (August 14, 1830). 1888:"Agent's Report to Temperance Society" 1479: 1477: 1475: 581: 2633: 2422:Down the Susquehana to the Chesapeake 1555: 1553: 1547:search using GNIS source coordinates. 1537: 1382:and chestnut oak are the main trees. 1090:at the mouth of Nescopeck Creek. The 4354:Tributaries of the Susquehanna River 949:Nescopeck Creek's name comes from a 711:, and 1,127 pounds (511 kg) of 681:The vulnerability of groundwater to 566:on Nescopeck Creek's watershed. The 318:1 cu ft/s (0.028 m/s) 305:Nescopeck, 0 miles (0 km) from 1886:Samuel Hazard, ed. (July 4, 1829). 1519:W.W. Munsell & Company (1880). 1489:Geographic Names Information System 1472: 1001:at the mouth of Nescopeck Creek. A 331:is a 37.5-mile-long (60.4 km) 13: 2395:Flyfisher's Guide to the Big Apple 1550: 1370:In the Nescopeck Creek watershed, 16:Tributary of the Susquehanna River 14: 4370: 2611: 1092:Wilkes-Barre and Hazleton Railway 611:of fish by accumulating in their 586:In 2005, a study was done on the 283:143 sq mi (370 km) 4047: 3884: 3621: 3279: 3078: 2676: 2617: 1106:, there was a large increase in 707:, 1,285 pounds (583 kg) of 77:word meaning "deep black waters" 52: 45: 35:Partially frozen Nescopeck Creek 29: 2581: 2569: 2557: 2545: 2533: 2506: 2466: 2454: 2412: 2385: 2353: 2341: 2329: 2313: 2281: 2256: 2239: 2227: 2217:"Description of Luzerne County" 2208: 2166: 2154: 2099: 2087: 2075: 2063: 2051: 2039: 2027: 2000: 1988: 1955: 1928: 1906: 1879: 1845: 1833: 1796:Matthew Oppdyke (August 2011), 1774: 1762: 1705: 1667:United States Geological Survey 1444:Briar Creek (Susquehanna River) 1112:United States Geological Survey 360:as low as 3.6 in some studies. 2964:Mahantango Cr (Snyder County). 2596: 1869:Henry C. Bradsby, ed. (1893). 1659: 1648: 1622: 1602: 1543:Source elevation derived from 1456:List of rivers of Pennsylvania 695:watershed of Nescopeck Creek. 489: 224: • coordinates 147: • coordinates 1: 4319:Streams shown as: Tributaries 3304:West Branch Chillisquaque Cr. 3271:West Branch Susquehanna River 1466: 1416:Pennsylvania State Game Lands 1397: 1331:. This habitat also contains 1287:. There are seven species of 871:. The remaining 5 percent is 432:Pennsylvania State Game Lands 117:Physical characteristics 2263:G. Sherburne Rogers (1921). 1892:The Register of Pennsylvania 1232:A large number of genera of 1043:In 1830, a forge which made 945:Native American inhabitation 834: 540: 535: 263: • elevation 186: • elevation 7: 1745:"Appendix A: Species Lists" 1437: 1310: 1123:Nescopeck Creek is home to 662:Stony Creek's water is the 301: • location 275:37.5 mi (60.4 km) 212: • location 135: • location 10: 4375: 3633:West Branch Susquehanna R. 2266:Helium-Bearing Natural Gas 1914:"Nescopeck Creek Overview" 1118: 939: 904: 689: 422:Nescopeck Creek begins in 314: • minimum 190:1,154 ft (352 m) 4278: 4039: 3874: 3613: 3269: 3217:Frankstown Br. Juniata R. 3068: 2668: 2419:John H. Brubaker (2002). 1872:History of Luzerne County 1563:, accessed August 8, 2011 1009:downstream on the creek. 409: 322: 312: 299: 291: 287: 279: 271: 261: 222: 210: 198: 194: 184: 145: 133: 125: 121: 116: 106: 96: 86: 81: 69: 40: 28: 23: 3650:South Branch Roaring Cr. 3614:Middle Susquehanna River 2878:Lower Little Swatara Cr. 2473:Maximilian Wied (1905). 1655:Stewardship Report, p. 2 1359:in this habitat include 793: 526:Little Nescopeck Creek B 514:Little Nescopeck Creek A 267:479 ft (146 m) 4040:Upper Susquehanna River 3705:East Branch Fishing Cr. 3697:West Branch Fishing Cr. 3167:Raystown Br. Juniata R. 3055:West Br. Susquehanna R. 2669:Lower Susquehanna River 2249:The Great Flood of 1972 969:and European settlers. 557: 545:From 1919 to 1926, the 377:Hilsenhoff Biotic Index 4349:Rivers of Pennsylvania 4265:Otsego Lake (New York) 3741:Little Wapwallopen Cr. 1630:"Nescopeck State Park" 1612:, Seneca Press, 2004. 1355:and other plants. The 657:Point source pollution 448:Pennsylvania Route 309 419: 365:Little Nescopeck Creek 347:. The creek is in the 3583:Little Clearfield Cr. 1636:on September 27, 2011 1303:, and two species of 1197:Jefferson salamanders 977:European inhabitation 728:Mauch Chunk Formation 462:, and making several 460:Pennsylvania Route 93 417: 246:41.05111°N 76.23167°W 169:41.08750°N 75.84139°W 3730:Little Nescopeck Cr. 3438:West Branch Pine Cr. 3365:Little Loyalsock Cr. 2743:Little Conestoga Cr. 2626:at Wikimedia Commons 2392:Tom Gilmore (2011). 1461:Nescopeck State Park 1403:Nescopeck State Park 963:Lenni Lenape Indians 740:Pottsville Formation 468:Black Creek Township 397:There are five main 4328:(subsubtributaries) 3736:Big Wapwallopen Cr. 3564:Black Moshannon Cr. 3330:White Deer Hole Cr. 3154:Little Aughwick Cr. 3048:Little Shamokin Cr. 2894:Yellow Breeches Cr. 2821:Little Conewago Cr. 1679:on October 31, 2013 1268:, and one genus of 782:A total of 246,594 732:Llewellyn Formation 582:pH and contaminants 251:41.05111; -76.23167 242: /  174:41.08750; -75.84139 165: /  3683:Little Fishing Cr. 3458:Little Fishing Cr. 3207:Standing Stone Cr. 3129:Kishacoquillas Cr. 2996:Little Mahanoy Cr. 2871:Little Swatara Cr. 2790:Little Chiques Cr. 2588:Stewardship Report 2576:Stewardship Report 2564:Stewardship Report 2552:Stewardship Report 2540:Stewardship Report 2528:Stewardship Report 2513:Stewardship Report 2501:Stewardship Report 2461:Stewardship Report 2449:Stewardship Report 2348:Stewardship Report 2336:Stewardship Report 2234:Stewardship Report 2203:Stewardship Report 2188:Stewardship Report 2173:Stewardship Report 2161:Stewardship Report 2121:Stewardship Report 2106:Stewardship Report 2094:Stewardship Report 2082:Stewardship Report 2070:Stewardship Report 2058:Stewardship Report 2046:Stewardship Report 2034:Stewardship Report 2022:Stewardship Report 2007:Stewardship Report 1995:Stewardship Report 1983:Stewardship Report 1962:Stewardship Report 1950:Stewardship Report 1935:Stewardship Report 1852:Stewardship Report 1840:Stewardship Report 1828:Stewardship Report 1781:Stewardship Report 1769:Stewardship Report 1727:Stewardship Report 1712:Stewardship Report 1700:Stewardship Report 1420:tourist attraction 1234:macroinvertebrates 1098:, which drained a 991:Sugarloaf Massacre 896:Nescopeck Creek's 697:Sugarloaf Mountain 669:acid mine drainage 476:Nescopeck Township 472:Nescopeck Mountain 456:Sugarloaf Township 420: 381:macroinvertebrates 353:difficulty ratings 4336: 4335: 4274: 4273: 4208:Cherry Valley Cr. 4035: 4034: 3870: 3869: 3793:Nine Partners Cr. 3609: 3608: 3522:Sinnemahoning Cr. 3493:Tangascootack Cr. 3298:Chillisquaque Cr. 3265: 3264: 3243:Little Juniata R. 3161:Sideling Hill Cr. 3064: 3063: 2912:Middle Spring Cr. 2864:Quittapahilla Cr. 2661:Susquehanna River 2622:Media related to 2405:978-1-932098-83-9 1610:Keystone Canoeing 1608:Gertler, Edward. 1485:"Nescopeck Creek" 1365:wild strawberries 1299:, two species of 1212:macroinvertebrate 1065:Dennison Township 1059:casts for making 337:Susquehanna River 326: 325: 205:Susquehanna River 140:Dennison Township 4366: 4329: 4324: 4255: 4248: 4241: 4234: 4184: 4177: 4145: 4138: 4136:Genegantslet Cr. 4131: 4124: 4115: 4088: 4051: 4050: 4044: 4043: 4028: 4021: 4014: 4005: 3998: 3989: 3980: 3971: 3959: 3952: 3945: 3938: 3921: 3888: 3887: 3881: 3880: 3851: 3844: 3812: 3795: 3788: 3771: 3764: 3732: 3725: 3708: 3699: 3692: 3685: 3678: 3661: 3652: 3625: 3624: 3618: 3617: 3592: 3585: 3573: 3566: 3548:Birch Island Run 3544: 3542:Driftwood Branch 3537: 3530: 3518: 3511: 3498:Young Womans Cr. 3489: 3482: 3475: 3468: 3461: 3452: 3440: 3433: 3426: 3419: 3412: 3403: 3394: 3367: 3360: 3348: 3346:Little Muncy Cr. 3306: 3283: 3282: 3276: 3275: 3258: 3251: 3239: 3232: 3225: 3203: 3196: 3189: 3182: 3175: 3173:Great Trough Cr. 3163: 3156: 3149: 3137: 3115: 3113:East Licking Cr. 3082: 3081: 3075: 3074: 3050: 3038: 3031: 3024: 3017: 3005: 2998: 2991: 2979: 2972: 2960: 2921: 2914: 2906:Conodoguinet Cr. 2902: 2880: 2873: 2866: 2859: 2846:Conewago Cr. (E) 2837: 2830: 2823: 2815:Conewago Cr. 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Archived from 1590: 1581: 1564: 1561:The National Map 1557: 1548: 1541: 1535: 1534: 1532: 1530: 1516: 1501: 1500: 1498: 1496: 1481: 1388:black chokeberry 1321:northern red oak 1315:The most common 1142:riparian buffers 1057:Plaster of Paris 1035:. Additionally, 1013:Light industries 959:Delaware Indians 845:deciduous forest 798:The most common 736:Pocono Formation 726:. These are the 315: 302: 257: 256: 254: 253: 252: 247: 243: 240: 239: 238: 235: 187: 180: 179: 177: 176: 175: 170: 166: 163: 162: 161: 158: 148: 136: 56: 55: 49: 33: 21: 20: 4374: 4373: 4369: 4368: 4367: 4365: 4364: 4363: 4339: 4338: 4337: 4332: 4327: 4322: 4270: 4253:Canadarago Lake 4251: 4244: 4237: 4230: 4180: 4173: 4141: 4134: 4129:Canasawacta Cr. 4127: 4118: 4111: 4084: 4070:Wappasening Cr. 4048: 4031: 4024: 4017: 4008: 4001: 3992: 3983: 3974: 3967: 3955: 3948: 3941: 3934: 3917: 3885: 3866: 3847: 3840: 3808: 3791: 3784: 3780:Tunkhannock Cr. 3767: 3760: 3728: 3721: 3702: 3695: 3688: 3681: 3674: 3655: 3648: 3622: 3605: 3588: 3581: 3569: 3562: 3540: 3533: 3526: 3514: 3507: 3485: 3478: 3471: 3464: 3455: 3448: 3436: 3429: 3422: 3415: 3406: 3397: 3392:Little Pine Cr. 3390: 3363: 3356: 3344: 3302: 3280: 3261: 3254: 3247: 3235: 3228: 3221: 3199: 3192: 3185: 3178: 3171: 3159: 3152: 3145: 3133: 3111: 3079: 3060: 3046: 3034: 3027: 3020: 3013: 3001: 2994: 2987: 2975: 2968: 2956: 2917: 2910: 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3441: 3434: 3427: 3420: 3413: 3409:Blockhouse Cr. 3404: 3395: 3388: 3383: 3378: 3373: 3368: 3361: 3354: 3349: 3342: 3337: 3335:Black Hole Cr. 3332: 3327: 3325:White Deer Cr. 3322: 3317: 3312: 3307: 3300: 3295: 3291:Susquehanna R. 3286: 3284: 3273: 3267: 3266: 3263: 3262: 3260: 3259: 3256:Bald Eagle Cr. 3252: 3245: 3240: 3233: 3226: 3219: 3214: 3209: 3204: 3197: 3190: 3183: 3176: 3169: 3164: 3157: 3150: 3143: 3138: 3131: 3126: 3121: 3116: 3109: 3104: 3099: 3094: 3090:Susquehanna R. 3085: 3083: 3072: 3066: 3065: 3062: 3061: 3059: 3058: 3051: 3044: 3039: 3032: 3025: 3018: 3011: 3006: 3003:Shenandoah Cr. 2999: 2992: 2985: 2980: 2973: 2966: 2961: 2954: 2952:Mahantango Cr. 2949: 2944: 2939: 2932: 2927: 2922: 2915: 2908: 2903: 2896: 2891: 2886: 2881: 2874: 2867: 2860: 2853: 2848: 2843: 2838: 2831: 2824: 2817: 2812: 2805: 2798: 2793: 2786: 2781: 2774: 2767: 2760: 2753: 2746: 2739: 2734: 2729: 2724: 2719: 2714: 2707: 2700: 2695: 2690: 2687:Chesapeake Bay 2683: 2681: 2670: 2666: 2665: 2657: 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4092:Apalachin Cr. 4090: 4087: 4083: 4081: 4078: 4076: 4073: 4071: 4068: 4066: 4063: 4061: 4060: 4056: 4055: 4053: 4045: 4042: 4038: 4027: 4023: 4020: 4016: 4012: 4007: 4004: 4003:Cowanesque R. 4000: 3996: 3995:Canacadea Cr. 3991: 3987: 3982: 3978: 3977:Tuscarora Cr. 3973: 3970: 3966: 3964: 3961: 3958: 3954: 3951: 3947: 3944: 3940: 3937: 3933: 3931: 3928: 3926: 3923: 3920: 3916: 3914: 3911: 3909: 3906: 3904: 3901: 3898: 3897: 3893: 3892: 3890: 3882: 3879: 3877: 3876:Chemung River 3873: 3863: 3862: 3858: 3856: 3853: 3850: 3846: 3843: 3839: 3837: 3834: 3832: 3829: 3827: 3826:Wyalusing Cr. 3824: 3822: 3821:Sugar Run Cr. 3819: 3817: 3816:Tuscarora Cr. 3814: 3811: 3807: 3805: 3804:Meshoppen Cr. 3802: 3800: 3799:Mehoopany Cr. 3797: 3794: 3790: 3787: 3783: 3781: 3778: 3776: 3773: 3770: 3769:Roaring Brook 3766: 3763: 3759: 3757: 3756:Lackawanna R. 3754: 3752: 3749: 3747: 3744: 3742: 3739: 3737: 3734: 3731: 3727: 3724: 3720: 3718: 3717:Nescopeck Cr. 3715: 3713: 3710: 3706: 3701: 3698: 3694: 3691: 3687: 3684: 3680: 3677: 3673: 3671: 3668: 3666: 3665:Catawissa Cr. 3663: 3659: 3654: 3651: 3647: 3645: 3642: 3640: 3637: 3635: 3634: 3630: 3629: 3627: 3619: 3616: 3612: 3602: 3599: 3597: 3594: 3591: 3590:Beaverdam Run 3587: 3584: 3580: 3578: 3575: 3572: 3568: 3565: 3561: 3559: 3558:Moshannon Cr. 3556: 3554: 3551: 3549: 3546: 3543: 3539: 3536: 3532: 3529: 3525: 3523: 3520: 3517: 3513: 3510: 3506: 3504: 3501: 3499: 3496: 3494: 3491: 3488: 3484: 3481: 3477: 3474: 3470: 3467: 3463: 3459: 3454: 3451: 3447: 3445: 3442: 3439: 3435: 3432: 3428: 3425: 3421: 3418: 3414: 3410: 3405: 3401: 3396: 3393: 3389: 3387: 3384: 3382: 3379: 3377: 3374: 3372: 3369: 3366: 3362: 3359: 3355: 3353: 3352:Loyalsock Cr. 3350: 3347: 3343: 3341: 3338: 3336: 3333: 3331: 3328: 3326: 3323: 3321: 3318: 3316: 3313: 3311: 3308: 3305: 3301: 3299: 3296: 3293: 3292: 3288: 3287: 3285: 3277: 3274: 3272: 3268: 3257: 3253: 3250: 3246: 3244: 3241: 3238: 3234: 3231: 3227: 3224: 3223:Beaverdam Br. 3220: 3218: 3215: 3213: 3210: 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2738: 2735: 2733: 2730: 2728: 2725: 2723: 2720: 2718: 2717:Conowingo Cr. 2715: 2712: 2708: 2705: 2701: 2699: 2696: 2694: 2691: 2688: 2685: 2684: 2682: 2674: 2671: 2667: 2662: 2655: 2650: 2648: 2643: 2641: 2636: 2635: 2632: 2625: 2620: 2616: 2615: 2606: 2605: 2601: 2600: 2589: 2584: 2577: 2572: 2565: 2560: 2553: 2548: 2541: 2536: 2529: 2524: 2522: 2514: 2509: 2502: 2497: 2495: 2478: 2477: 2469: 2462: 2457: 2450: 2445: 2443: 2434: 2428: 2424: 2423: 2415: 2407: 2401: 2397: 2396: 2388: 2369: 2362: 2356: 2349: 2344: 2337: 2332: 2324: 2323: 2316: 2297: 2290: 2284: 2268: 2267: 2259: 2251: 2250: 2242: 2235: 2230: 2222: 2218: 2211: 2204: 2199: 2197: 2189: 2184: 2182: 2174: 2169: 2162: 2157: 2141: 2140: 2132: 2130: 2122: 2117: 2115: 2107: 2102: 2095: 2090: 2083: 2078: 2071: 2066: 2059: 2054: 2047: 2042: 2035: 2030: 2023: 2018: 2016: 2008: 2003: 1996: 1991: 1984: 1979: 1977: 1975: 1973: 1971: 1963: 1958: 1951: 1946: 1944: 1936: 1931: 1915: 1909: 1893: 1889: 1882: 1874: 1873: 1865: 1863: 1861: 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Retrieved 1488: 1408:golf courses 1401: 1392: 1386:, teaberry, 1384:Bracken fern 1369: 1329:chestnut oak 1314: 1274: 1262:helgrammites 1231: 1219: 1208:biodiversity 1201: 1185:vernal pools 1178: 1169:biodiversity 1166: 1122: 1108:unemployment 1104:World War II 1096:Jeddo Tunnel 1077: 1069: 1042: 1011: 983:William Penn 980: 971: 955:Fork Indians 948: 934: 919: 908: 894: 878: 842: 838: 817: 813: 797: 781: 777: 772:conglomerate 721: 717: 693: 680: 673: 661: 628:septic tanks 621: 606: 585: 568:impoundments 561: 552:Jeddo Tunnel 544: 530:Sybertsville 522:Olympus Pond 512: 500: 493: 428:Mount Yeager 421: 396: 385: 362: 345:Pennsylvania 328: 327: 129:Olympus Pond 101:Pennsylvania 18: 4239:Phinney Cr. 4218:Black Brook 4188:Ouleout Cr. 4182:Wharton Cr. 4169:Unadilla R. 4107:Chenango R. 4019:Crooked Cr. 3969:Canisteo R. 3930:Cohocton R. 3925:Newtown Cr. 3908:Bentley Cr. 3903:Baldwin Cr. 3836:Towanda Cr. 3786:Martins Cr. 3751:Solomon Cr. 3746:Harveys Cr. 3676:Hemlock Cr. 3670:Fishing Cr. 3644:Roaring Cr. 3487:Wallace Run 3450:Fishing Cr. 3310:Buffalo Cr. 3194:Dunning Cr. 3097:Buffalo Cr. 3036:Sinking Cr. 2983:Mahanoy Cr. 2970:(North Br.) 2851:Swatara Cr. 2835:(South Br.) 2796:Codorus Cr. 2784:Chiques Cr. 2597:Works cited 2451:, pp. 86–88 1985:, pp. 36–38 1672:luzerne.jpg 1450:Salem Creek 1428:rail trails 1357:wildflowers 1341:huckleberry 1337:black birch 1258:dragonflies 1254:caddisflies 1250:stone flies 1129:brook trout 1125:brown trout 1025:White Haven 865:gravel pits 847:. Areas of 800:soil series 784:metric tons 744:groundwater 609:suffocation 598:Brook trout 496:Black Creek 490:Tributaries 444:strip mines 399:soil series 369:Black Creek 349:Coal Region 249: / 172: / 4343:Categories 4246:Lidell Cr. 4121:Otselic R. 4065:Cayuta Cr. 4059:Chemung R. 4011:Troups Cr. 3913:Seeley Cr. 3861:Chemung R. 3775:Bowman Cr. 3712:Kinney Run 3658:Mugser Run 3528:First Fork 3509:Cross Fork 3503:Kettle Cr. 3480:Spring Cr. 3376:Larrys Cr. 3249:Spruce Cr. 3230:Clover Cr. 3212:Shaver Cr. 3201:(Bobs Cr.) 3180:Yellow Cr. 3015:Middle Cr. 2977:(West Br.) 2942:Powell Cr. 2936:Juniata R. 2889:Paxton Cr. 2884:Spring Cr. 2857:Manada Cr. 2809:(East Br.) 2732:Pequea Cr. 2432:0271046651 2190:, p. xviii 2163:, pp. 6, 7 1467:References 1414:, and two 1398:Recreation 1372:pitch pine 1361:wild onion 1283:, and one 1193:wood frogs 1061:sculptures 1037:anthracite 1015:, such as 987:skirmishes 852:herbaceous 788:short tons 738:, and the 676:micrograms 644:phosphorus 280:Basin size 237:76°13′54″W 234:41°03′04″N 160:75°50′29″W 157:41°05′15″N 4308:Crossings 4222:Chase Cr. 4193:Otego Cr. 4149:Snake Cr. 4080:Owego Cr. 3936:Meads Cr. 3919:South Cr. 3855:Sugar Cr. 3842:South Br. 3831:Wysox Cr. 3810:White Cr. 3723:Black Cr. 3601:Chest Cr. 3571:Trout Run 3473:Marsh Cr. 3466:Beech Cr. 3431:Marsh Cr. 3417:Slate Run 3400:Texas Cr. 3381:Antes Cr. 3340:Muncy Cr. 3320:Drury Run 3315:Muddy Run 3237:Piney Cr. 3187:Brush Cr. 3135:Honey Cr. 3124:Jacks Cr. 3029:(Elk Cr.) 3009:Penns Cr. 2925:Clark Cr. 2919:Muddy Run 2841:Conoy Cr. 2802:South Br. 2778:Muddy Cr. 2727:Muddy Cr. 2722:Broad Cr. 1952:pp. 34–35 1830:pp. 69–71 1380:black oak 1376:scrub oak 1349:blueberry 1325:white oak 1204:songbirds 1150:oak trees 1133:coal mine 1017:lumbering 1003:gristmill 926:sea level 922:elevation 898:main stem 849:perennial 835:Watershed 809:permeable 786:(271,823 760:sandstone 752:sandstone 715:per day. 713:manganese 683:pollution 648:Conyngham 547:discharge 541:Discharge 536:Hydrology 518:tributary 480:Nescopeck 404:discharge 333:tributary 292:Discharge 217:Nescopeck 70:Etymology 4298:Counties 4293:New York 4283:Maryland 4267:(source) 4256:(source) 4226:Oaks Cr. 4075:Pipe Cr. 4026:Mill Cr. 3963:Tioga R. 3516:Lick Run 3424:Babb Cr. 3386:Pine Cr. 3119:Lost Cr. 3022:Pine Cr. 2958:Pine Cr. 2750:Mill Cr. 2711:East Br. 2704:West Br. 2693:Deer Cr. 2590:, p. 119 2578:, p. 118 2566:, p. 115 2554:, p. 102 2530:, p. 129 2305:June 28, 2273:June 28, 2146:June 28, 1842:, p. xxi 1683:June 15, 1669:(1980), 1640:June 28, 1529:June 28, 1438:See also 1353:hawthorn 1345:teaberry 1311:Habitats 1289:reptiles 1246:mayflies 1227:bluegill 1225:and the 1158:chestnut 1100:colliery 1045:bar iron 1033:Hazleton 1029:Freeland 1007:pumpkins 997:built a 967:Iroquois 957:and the 890:farmland 873:suburban 861:quarries 768:aquifers 705:aluminum 652:quarries 624:nitrogen 617:sulfates 593:alkaline 464:meanders 388:counties 82:Location 4260:Red Cr. 4232:Fly Cr. 3943:Mud Cr. 3899:(mouth) 3358:Elk Cr. 3294:(mouth) 3093:(mouth) 2689:(mouth) 2542:, p. 99 2503:, p. 93 2483:July 3, 2463:, p. 97 2377:July 3, 2338:, p. 21 2236:, p. 80 2205:, p. 11 2123:, p. 58 2084:, p. 39 2072:, p. 27 2060:, p. 43 2036:, p. 52 2024:, p. 41 2009:, p. 53 1997:, p. 26 1920:July 3, 1898:July 3, 1854:, p. 42 1771:, p. 60 1754:July 3, 1729:, p. 88 1702:, p. 57 1495:July 4, 1317:habitat 1293:turtles 1266:beetles 1242:sowbugs 1164:trees. 1162:hemlock 1119:Biology 1049:tannery 1021:tanning 999:sawmill 940:History 905:Terrain 828:bedrock 804:bedrock 764:erosion 690:Geology 671:(AMD). 664:hardest 576:masonry 572:earthen 516:is one 508:streams 373:fishery 335:of the 111:Luzerne 87:Country 73:From a 2663:system 2515:p. 134 2429:  2402:  2175:, p. 8 1616:  1424:resort 1410:, two 1351:, and 1327:, and 1279:, one 1160:, and 1148:-like 1072:tunnel 1031:, and 951:Lenape 930:source 885:barren 881:forest 863:, and 754:, and 734:, the 730:, the 701:rapids 638:, and 632:copper 410:Course 295:  272:Length 126:Source 107:County 75:Lenape 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Index


Nescopeck Creek is located in Pennsylvania
Lenape
United States
Pennsylvania
Luzerne
Dennison Township
41°05′15″N 75°50′29″W / 41.08750°N 75.84139°W / 41.08750; -75.84139
Mouth
Susquehanna River
Nescopeck
41°03′04″N 76°13′54″W / 41.05111°N 76.23167°W / 41.05111; -76.23167
mouth
tributary
Susquehanna River
Luzerne County
Pennsylvania
Coal Region
difficulty ratings
pH
Little Nescopeck Creek
Black Creek
fishery
Hilsenhoff Biotic Index
macroinvertebrates
counties
slope
soil series
discharge

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