North Mahanoy Creek
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North Mahanoy Creek is a tributary of Mahanoy Creek in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. It is approximately 4.4 miles (7.1 km) long and flows through Delano Township, Mahanoy Township, and Mahanoy City.[1] The watershed of the creek has an area of 5.99 square miles (15.5 km2). The creek is designated as an impaired waterbody due to sedimentation/siltation and water/flow variation from abandoned mine drainage. The creek is relatively small, an ephemeral stream in its lower reaches, and is located within the Western Middle Anthracite Field.
North Mahanoy Creek | |
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Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Bear Head in Delano Township, Pennsylvania |
• elevation | 1,889 ft (576 m) |
Mouth | |
• location | Mahanoy Creek in Mahanoy City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania |
• coordinates | 40°48′50″N 76°08′29″W |
• elevation | 1,224 ft (373 m) |
Length | 4.4 mi (7.1 km) |
Basin size | 5.99 sq mi (15.5 km2) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Mahanoy Creek → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay |
Tributaries | |
• right | "Pole Run", "Cold Run", two other unnamed tributaries |
The watershed of North Mahanoy Creek is in the upper part of the Mahanoy Creek drainage basin. It is one of the major tributaries of Mahanoy Creek. A number of bridge have been constructed over North Mahanoy Creek. The creek's watershed is designated as a Coldwater Fishery and a Migratory Fishery. It has a few macroinvertebrate taxa, but no fish. However, wild trout naturally reproduce in two of its unnamed tributaries.