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Nesquehoning Creek originates in two forested gullies diametrically opposed N-to-S along the east edge of
Hometown, the major fork on the slopes of Broad Mountain to the north and the minor to the south on the last minor peak of Nesquehoning Ridge. From their confluence the creek flows south for
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Nesquehoning Creek valley consists of some residential and industrial development, including a power plant, but was primarily a transit corridor. The Hauto Dam constructed opposite the north entrance of the mile-long Hauto Railway Tunnel protected a railroad
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from which several minor unnamed tributary streams descend adding their waters. All the mountains in the area are among a series of near parallel ridgelines in the region. Approximately 7.2 square miles (18.6 km) of the
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Large areas in the valley have been dramatically disturbed by coal mining related activities. Much of the runoff from strip mines is retained in abandoned pits and therefore lesser amounts of
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Tamaqua sits in such a pass astride the junction of
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bottomed V-shaped valley. Along most of its run the stream hugs Broad
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section where its elevation drops significantly to its confluence with the Lehigh River opposite and downstream from the Lehigh River Gorge around the bend from
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piles characterize the land within the watershed. All travel is channeled in the area by the terrain, so north-south oriented highways are rare and need a
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