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Sugar Hollow Creek

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in Mehoopany Township. It flows east-northeast for a short distance before turning east-southeast and entering Eaton Township. After a few tenths of a mile, the creek turns east-northeast again before turning southeast. After several tenths of a mile, it receives an unnamed tributary from the
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or girders bridge carrying State Route 3003 over the creek was built in Eaton Township in 1990 and is 42.0 feet (12.8 m) long. Another bridge of the same type and carrying the same road was constructed across the creek in 2007 and is 76.1 feet (23.2 m) long.
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naturally reproduce in Sugar Hollow Creek from its headwaters downstream to its mouth. The creek's drainage basin is designated as a High-Quality Coldwater Fishery and a Migratory Fishery. The entire length of the creek is designated by the
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A concrete stringer/multi-beam or girder bridge carrying State Route 3003 over Sugar Hollow Creek was constructed in Eaton Township in 1928 and is 29.9 feet (9.1 m) long. A prestressed
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In 2006, the Northern Tier Regional Planning and Development Commission was given a $ 200,000 federal grant to remove woody debris from along Sugar Hollow Creek.
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and as its valley narrows, it heads in an easterly direction for several tenths of a mile before receiving an unnamed tributary from the
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is between 1,380 and 1,400 feet (421 and 427 m) above sea level. Sugar Hollow Creek flows through a valley known as Sugar Hollow.
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in the valley of Bowman Creek. This delta has since been divided by stream action. There are two "deeply notched"
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at the headwaters of the creek. There is an abandoned and semi-reclaimed pit at the mouth of the creek's valley.
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of Sugar Hollow Creek has an area of 7.07 square miles (18.3 km). The mouth of the creek is in the
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Assessment Summary for Reporting Year 2006 Pennsylvania, Upper Susquehanna-Tunkhannock Watershed
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on August 2, 1979. Its identifier in the Geographic Names Information System is 1193493.
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BOWMAN'S CREEK WATERSHED ACT 167 STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PLAN WYOMING COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
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Surficial geology of the Tunkhannock 7.5-minute quadrangle, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania
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Sugar Hollow Creek joins Bowman Creek 2.62 miles (4.22 km) upstream of its mouth.
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was supplied with water from Sugar Hollow Creek by means of a long, wooden conduit.
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Sugar Hollow Creek is not designated as an impaired waterbody. The concentration of
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History of Luzerne, Lackawanna, and Wyoming Counties, Pa: With Illustrations ...
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between Doll Mountain and Forkston Mountain in Mehoopany Township, Pennsylvania
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in Sugar Hollow Creek is 30 milligrams per liter (0.030 oz/cu ft).
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Northern Tier Regional Planning and Development Commission (Fall 2006),
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Sugar Hollow Creek is one of several major tributaries to Bowman Creek.
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along the creek itself. Slightly further upstream, some Wisconsinan
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Pennsylvania Wild Trout Waters (Natural Reproduction) - August 2015
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from the valley of Sugar Hollow Creek helped to create a large
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Bowman Creek in Eaton Township, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania
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Sugar Hollow Creek looking downstream from State Route 3003
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quadrangle of Tunkhannock. However, its source is in the
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Sugar Hollow Creek looking upstream from State Route 3003
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Bridge carrying State Route 3003 over Sugar Hollow Creek
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of Sugar Hollow Creek is 636 feet (194 m) above
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Wyoming County Planning Commission (June 30, 2000),
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Mouth
41°30′25″N 75°59′07″W / 41.50693°N 75.98516°W / 41.50693; -75.98516
Susquehanna River
Chesapeake Bay
tributary
Bowman Creek
Wyoming County, Pennsylvania
Mehoopany Township
Eaton Township
Class A Wild Trout Waters

Doll Mountain
Forkston Mountain
right
left
alkalinity
mouth
sea level
source
surficial geology
Outwash
alluvium
Till
glacial meltwater
delta
cols
watershed
United States Geological Survey
quadrangle

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