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251:. Elevation at the source is between 1,580 feet (480 m) and 1,600 feet (490 m). From its source to 9.5 miles (15.3 km) downstream, Black Creek's elevation decreases at a rate of 15.8 feet (4.8 m) per mile. For the next 7 miles (11 km), elevation decreases at a rate of 42.9 feet (13.1 m) per mile. From there to the mouth, elevation falls at a rate of 58.4 feet (17.8 m) per mile.
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gallons per minute; at the bridge at
Tomhicken it is 31227.33 gallons per minute, and at the State Route 3020 bridge it is 31824.17 gallons per minute. Above and below the Gowen Discharge, the creek's discharge is 32659.33 and 46529.5 gallons per minute respectively. Upstream of the State Route 3018 bridge, the discharge is 55684.17 gallons per minute and near the mouth it is 53938.56 gallons per minute.
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pounds (118.28 kg) and just upstream of the discharge, it is 146.43 pounds (66.42 kg). Immediately downstream of the discharge, the manganese and acidity loads are 530.86 pounds (240.79 kg) and 170.67 pounds (77.41 kg), respectively. Immediately upstream of the discharge, the acidity load is 5,816.18 pounds (2,638.17 kg).
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of Black Creek in its upper reaches ranges from 6.1 to 6.4. At the
Hazleton High School it ranges from 4.9 to 6 and at the Hazleton Wastewater Treatment Plant from 5.5 to 6. Downstream of the plant the pH ranges between 6.4 and 7. At the bridge at Tomhicken it ranges from 6.1 to 6.7 and at the State
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Hazleton Wastewater Treatment Plant, the daily aluminum load of Black Creek is 1.73 pounds (0.78 kg). The iron load is 4.56 pounds (2.07 kg) per day and the manganese load is 20.25 pounds (9.19 kg) per day. The daily acidity load is 107.58 pounds (48.80 kg). Behind the
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Discharge, the daily load of aluminum in Black Creek is 846.58 pounds (384.00 kg), nearly 12 times higher than the load just upstream of the discharge, which is 70.60 pounds (32.02 kg) per day. Just downstream of the discharge, the daily iron load is 260.77
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of Black Creek is 769.33 gallons per minute in its upper reaches. By the
Hazleton High School, it increases to 2253.6 gallons per minute and by the Hazleton Wastewater Treatment Plant it increases to 5109 gallons per minute. Downstream of the wastewater treatment plant, the discharge is 22787.5
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is 4,332.93 pounds (1,965.38 kg). Just downstream of Buck
Mountain, the load of aluminum is 809.18 pounds (367.04 kg) per day, while the load of iron is 281.99 pounds (127.91 kg) per day. The daily manganese load at this point is 520.51 pounds (236.10 kg). The daily load of
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Just downstream of the State Route 3020 bridge near
Derringer, the load of aluminum in Black Creek is 66.88 pounds (30.34 kg) per day. The daily loads of manganese and iron are 149.69 pounds (67.90 kg) and 78.35 pounds (35.54 kg). At the bridge at
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Route 3020 bridge from 6.2 to 6.8. Above and below the Gowen
Discharge, the creek's pH ranges from 6.3 to 6.8 and 4.6 and 6.2 respectively. Upstream of the State Route 3018 bridge, the pH ranges from 4.6 to 6.3 and near the mouth between 4.6 and 6.8.
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valleys via paths along the banks of the Lehigh and the
Susquehanna Rivers. The initial (footpath) linkage started with a steep climb along a diagonal from a toll house at the mouth of Nesquehoning Creek to the road bed above the
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where today's PA 93 turns left onto the old
Turnpike up from the modern bridge. Most of the original Turnpike was created where the predecessor trails were improved by corporate activities into
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in the lower reaches of Black Creek. Additionally, a number of species inhabit the Black Creek Flats, which are listed on the Luzerne County Natural Areas Inventory. These include the
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An area known as Black Creek Flats, situated along the creek near Hazleton, is on the Luzerne County Natural Areas Inventory, although damaged by mining in the past.
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The J-on-its-long-side-shaped brook is approximately 22.6 miles (36.4 km) long, and in the early 1800s the sides of its valley became the path of the
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loads at this site are 269.19 pounds (122.10 kg) and 457.05 pounds (207.31 kg) per day. The daily load of
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railroad passed through the watershed's upper reaches. Main industries in the watershed at the time included
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in its lower reaches. The creek is contaminated with runoff from Hazleton and coal mines, as well as with
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and that trackage was extended into Hazelton, lower Wyoming and the middle Susquehanna valley.
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There is a cataract on Black Creek near Interstate 81. There are also strainers on the creek.
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The watershed of Black Creek, with an area of 61.70 square miles (159.8 km)., is in
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Black Creek joins Nescopeck Creek 8.72 miles (14.03 km) upstream of its mouth.
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of Broad Mountain through five miles of the Lehigh Gorge then along the
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A NATURAL AREAS INVENTORY LUZERNE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Update – 2006
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physiographical province. Part of the watershed is drained by the
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and receiving the tributary Stony Creek, then crossing
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The entire length of Black Creek is considered by the
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33:Black Creek Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
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651:United States Geological Survey
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1235:Mahantango Cr (Snyder County).
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472:List of rivers of Pennsylvania
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1575:West Branch Chillisquaque Cr.
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18:Black Creek (Nescopeck Creek)
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58:Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
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85:Lausanne-Nescopeck Turnpike
78:Lausanne-Nescopeck Turnpike
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558:Black Creek (Lehigh River)
509:Delaware basin communities
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1921:South Branch Roaring Cr.
1885:Middle Susquehanna River
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546:Lehigh Coal Mine Company
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300:Watershed and recreation
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2311:Upper Susquehanna River
1976:East Branch Fishing Cr.
1968:West Branch Fishing Cr.
1438:Raystown Br. Juniata R.
1326:West Br. Susquehanna R.
940:Lower Susquehanna River
857:Edward Gertler (1984),
656:The National Map Viewer
596:Beaver Meadows Railroad
432:common roadside skipper
64:—compared to the
2620:Rivers of Pennsylvania
2536:Otsego Lake (New York)
2012:Little Wapwallopen Cr.
576:along the ridge above
477:Little Nescopeck Creek
354:in its upper reaches.
322:Little Nescopeck Creek
129:Pennsylvania Route 309
125:Pennsylvania Route 940
107:Black Creek begins in
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1854:Little Clearfield Cr.
396:Pennsylvania Railroad
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243:Geography and geology
137:Pennsylvania Route 93
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2001:Little Nescopeck Cr.
1709:West Branch Pine Cr.
1636:Little Loyalsock Cr.
1014:Little Conestoga Cr.
750:on September 5, 2014
633:1169696, Black Creek
629:1169695, Black Creek
572:to surmount the low
560:from its mouth near
460:Aphrodite fritillary
237:Hazleton High School
149:Black Creek Township
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2007:Big Wapwallopen Cr.
1835:Black Moshannon Cr.
1601:White Deer Hole Cr.
1425:Little Aughwick Cr.
1319:Little Shamokin Cr.
1165:Yellow Breeches Cr.
1092:Little Conewago Cr.
887:41.0076°N 76.1666°W
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1954:Little Fishing Cr.
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1478:Standing Stone Cr.
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1267:Little Mahanoy Cr.
1142:Little Swatara Cr.
1061:Little Chiques Cr.
692:, November 2, 2001
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172:acid mine drainage
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145:Sugarloaf Township
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1183:Middle Spring Cr.
1135:Quittapahilla Cr.
932:Susquehanna River
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859:Keystone Canoeing
663:on March 29, 2012
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367:Keystone Canoeing
330:Schuylkill County
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494:
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468:
420:
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326:Columbia County
302:
276:rock formations
245:
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109:Foster Township
105:
70:drainage divide
49:so part of the
47:Nescopeck Creek
31:Black Creek in
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15:
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2471:
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2442:
2437:
2432:
2427:
2422:
2417:
2414:Sangerfield R.
2410:
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2396:
2387:
2384:Tioughnioga R.
2380:
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2348:
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2167:Susquehanna R.
2162:
2160:
2149:
2143:
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2128:
2123:
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2109:
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2036:
2029:
2024:
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2009:
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1971:
1964:
1961:Huntington Cr.
1957:
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1924:
1917:
1912:
1907:
1899:
1897:
1886:
1882:
1881:
1878:
1877:
1875:
1874:
1869:
1864:
1857:
1850:
1848:Clearfield Cr.
1845:
1838:
1831:
1826:
1821:
1816:
1809:
1806:Bennett Branch
1802:
1795:
1790:
1783:
1776:
1771:
1766:
1761:
1754:
1747:
1740:
1733:
1724:
1717:
1715:Bald Eagle Cr.
1712:
1705:
1698:
1691:
1684:
1680:Blockhouse Cr.
1675:
1666:
1659:
1654:
1649:
1644:
1639:
1632:
1625:
1620:
1613:
1608:
1606:Black Hole Cr.
1603:
1598:
1596:White Deer Cr.
1593:
1588:
1583:
1578:
1571:
1566:
1562:Susquehanna R.
1557:
1555:
1544:
1538:
1537:
1534:
1533:
1531:
1530:
1527:Bald Eagle Cr.
1523:
1516:
1511:
1504:
1497:
1490:
1485:
1480:
1475:
1468:
1461:
1454:
1447:
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1421:
1414:
1409:
1402:
1397:
1392:
1387:
1380:
1375:
1370:
1365:
1361:Susquehanna R.
1356:
1354:
1343:
1337:
1336:
1333:
1332:
1330:
1329:
1322:
1315:
1310:
1303:
1296:
1289:
1282:
1277:
1274:Shenandoah Cr.
1270:
1263:
1256:
1251:
1244:
1237:
1232:
1225:
1223:Mahantango Cr.
1220:
1215:
1210:
1203:
1198:
1193:
1186:
1179:
1174:
1167:
1162:
1157:
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1024:
1017:
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985:
978:
971:
966:
961:
958:Chesapeake Bay
954:
952:
941:
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936:
928:
927:
920:
913:
905:
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864:
842:
813:
787:
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702:
673:
637:
625:search by name
610:
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600:
578:Beaver Meadows
530:Broad Mountain
487:
486:
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474:
467:
464:
436:seepage dancer
419:
416:
374:
371:
334:drainage basin
332:. The creek's
301:
298:
286:which include
254:Black Creek's
244:
241:
215:
212:
163:
160:
117:Hazle Township
104:
101:
54:drainage basin
9:
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4:
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2:
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2500:
2498:
2495:
2492:
2490:
2487:
2485:
2484:Burditt Brook
2482:
2480:
2477:
2475:
2474:Schenevus Cr.
2472:
2470:
2469:Charlotte Cr.
2467:
2465:
2462:
2460:
2457:
2454:
2450:
2447:
2446:Butternut Cr.
2443:
2441:
2438:
2436:
2433:
2431:
2430:Starrucca Cr.
2428:
2426:
2425:Salt Lick Cr.
2423:
2421:
2418:
2415:
2411:
2408:
2404:
2401:
2397:
2393:
2388:
2385:
2381:
2379:
2376:
2374:
2371:
2369:
2368:Nanticoke Cr.
2366:
2364:
2363:Apalachin Cr.
2361:
2358:
2354:
2352:
2349:
2347:
2344:
2342:
2339:
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2313:
2309:
2298:
2294:
2291:
2287:
2283:
2278:
2275:
2274:Cowanesque R.
2271:
2267:
2266:Canacadea Cr.
2262:
2258:
2253:
2249:
2248:Tuscarora Cr.
2244:
2241:
2237:
2235:
2232:
2229:
2225:
2222:
2218:
2215:
2211:
2208:
2204:
2202:
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2172:
2169:
2168:
2164:
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2147:Chemung River
2144:
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2129:
2127:
2124:
2121:
2117:
2114:
2110:
2108:
2105:
2103:
2100:
2098:
2097:Wyalusing Cr.
2095:
2093:
2092:Sugar Run Cr.
2090:
2088:
2087:Tuscarora Cr.
2085:
2082:
2078:
2076:
2075:Meshoppen Cr.
2073:
2071:
2070:Mehoopany Cr.
2068:
2065:
2061:
2058:
2054:
2052:
2049:
2047:
2044:
2041:
2040:Roaring Brook
2037:
2034:
2030:
2028:
2027:Lackawanna R.
2025:
2023:
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1916:
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1861:Beaverdam Run
1858:
1855:
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1849:
1846:
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1839:
1836:
1832:
1830:
1829:Moshannon Cr.
1827:
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1820:
1817:
1814:
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1807:
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1648:
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1637:
1633:
1630:
1626:
1624:
1623:Loyalsock Cr.
1621:
1618:
1614:
1612:
1609:
1607:
1604:
1602:
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1597:
1594:
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1502:
1498:
1495:
1494:Beaverdam Br.
1491:
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1407:
1403:
1401:
1398:
1396:
1393:
1391:
1388:
1385:
1381:
1379:
1378:Tuscarora Cr.
1376:
1374:
1373:Cocolamus Cr.
1371:
1369:
1366:
1363:
1362:
1358:
1357:
1355:
1347:
1344:
1342:
1341:Juniata River
1338:
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1249:
1245:
1242:
1238:
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1233:
1230:
1226:
1224:
1221:
1219:
1218:Wiconisco Cr.
1216:
1214:
1211:
1209:
1208:
1204:
1202:
1199:
1197:
1194:
1191:
1187:
1184:
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1129:
1125:
1123:
1120:
1118:
1115:
1113:
1110:
1107:
1103:
1100:
1099:Bermudian Cr.
1096:
1093:
1089:
1087:
1084:
1081:
1077:
1074:
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1001:
999:
996:
994:
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989:
988:Conowingo Cr.
986:
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566:Weatherly, PA
563:
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551:
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445:
444:Hartford fern
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74:Carbon County
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62:United States
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19:
2559:Pennsylvania
2435:Kelsey Brook
2373:Choconut Cr.
2357:Catatonk Cr.
2328:
2257:Bennetts Cr.
2228:Fivemile Cr.
2221:Campbell Cr.
2165:
2130:
2120:Schrader Cr.
2033:Spring Brook
1910:Mahoning Cr.
1902:
1867:Anderson Cr.
1824:Mosquito Cr.
1642:Lycoming Cr.
1560:
1418:Blacklog Cr.
1412:Aughwick Cr.
1359:
1324:
1313:Shamokin Cr.
1260:Schwaben Cr.
1205:
1201:Shermans Cr.
1171:Mountain Cr.
1042:(Middle Cr.)
1035:(Hammer Cr.)
1028:Cocalico Cr.
1008:Conestoga R.
969:Octoraro Cr.
868:
858:
836:September 5,
834:, retrieved
826:
806:
781:September 5,
779:, retrieved
775:the original
769:
763:
754:September 5,
752:, retrieved
745:the original
736:
696:September 5,
694:, retrieved
685:
667:September 5,
665:, retrieved
661:the original
655:
589:
505:Philadelphia
491:
421:
412:water supply
393:
382:
376:
366:
356:
341:
338:
318:Jeddo Tunnel
309:
305:
303:
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233:
221:
217:
204:
196:
176:
165:
157:
106:
89:Philadelphia
82:
38:
37:
2510:Phinney Cr.
2489:Black Brook
2459:Ouleout Cr.
2453:Wharton Cr.
2440:Unadilla R.
2378:Chenango R.
2290:Crooked Cr.
2240:Canisteo R.
2201:Cohocton R.
2196:Newtown Cr.
2179:Bentley Cr.
2174:Baldwin Cr.
2107:Towanda Cr.
2057:Martins Cr.
2022:Solomon Cr.
2017:Harveys Cr.
1947:Hemlock Cr.
1941:Fishing Cr.
1915:Roaring Cr.
1758:Wallace Run
1721:Fishing Cr.
1581:Buffalo Cr.
1465:Dunning Cr.
1368:Buffalo Cr.
1307:Sinking Cr.
1254:Mahanoy Cr.
1241:(North Br.)
1122:Swatara Cr.
1106:(South Br.)
1067:Codorus Cr.
1055:Chiques Cr.
890: /
568:, followed
538:wagon roads
526:mule-trails
513:Susquehanna
408:agriculture
404:coal mining
378:Coal mining
135:, crossing
123:, crossing
66:Black Creek
39:Black Creek
2614:Categories
2517:Lidell Cr.
2392:Otselic R.
2336:Cayuta Cr.
2330:Chemung R.
2282:Troups Cr.
2184:Seeley Cr.
2132:Chemung R.
2046:Bowman Cr.
1983:Kinney Run
1929:Mugser Run
1799:First Fork
1780:Cross Fork
1774:Kettle Cr.
1751:Spring Cr.
1647:Larrys Cr.
1520:Spruce Cr.
1501:Clover Cr.
1483:Shaver Cr.
1472:(Bobs Cr.)
1451:Yellow Cr.
1286:Middle Cr.
1248:(West Br.)
1213:Powell Cr.
1207:Juniata R.
1160:Paxton Cr.
1155:Spring Cr.
1128:Manada Cr.
1080:(East Br.)
1003:Pequea Cr.
878:76°10′00″W
875:41°00′27″N
606:References
586:wagon road
522:switchback
458:, and the
456:eyed brown
440:bog copper
422:There are
256:topography
41:is a long
2579:Crossings
2493:Chase Cr.
2464:Otego Cr.
2420:Snake Cr.
2351:Owego Cr.
2207:Meads Cr.
2190:South Cr.
2126:Sugar Cr.
2113:South Br.
2102:Wysox Cr.
2081:White Cr.
1994:Black Cr.
1872:Chest Cr.
1842:Trout Run
1744:Marsh Cr.
1737:Beech Cr.
1702:Marsh Cr.
1688:Slate Run
1671:Texas Cr.
1652:Antes Cr.
1611:Muncy Cr.
1591:Drury Run
1586:Muddy Run
1508:Piney Cr.
1458:Brush Cr.
1406:Honey Cr.
1395:Jacks Cr.
1300:(Elk Cr.)
1280:Penns Cr.
1196:Clark Cr.
1190:Muddy Run
1112:Conoy Cr.
1073:South Br.
1049:Muddy Cr.
998:Muddy Cr.
993:Broad Cr.
452:long dash
344:woodlands
280:sandstone
249:sea level
225:Tomhicken
199:discharge
187:manganese
162:Hydrology
153:water gap
60:, in the
2569:Counties
2564:New York
2554:Maryland
2538:(source)
2527:(source)
2497:Oaks Cr.
2346:Pipe Cr.
2297:Mill Cr.
2234:Tioga R.
1787:Lick Run
1695:Babb Cr.
1657:Pine Cr.
1390:Lost Cr.
1293:Pine Cr.
1229:Pine Cr.
1021:Mill Cr.
982:East Br.
975:West Br.
964:Deer Cr.
582:Hazelton
507:and the
466:See also
424:hemlocks
385:Freeland
352:bacteria
179:aluminum
121:Hazleton
91:and the
2531:Red Cr.
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2214:Mud Cr.
2170:(mouth)
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1565:(mouth)
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328:, and
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