Chillisquaque Creek [SEP] mouth of the watercourse
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Chillisquaque Creek


Chillisquaque Creek, and Middle Branch Chillisquaque Creek. Beaver Run joins Chillisquaque Creek upstream of its mouth and its watershed has an area of . Mud Creek joins Chillisquaque Creek upstream of its mouth and its watershed has an area of . West Branch Chillisquaque Creek joins Chillisquaque Creek upstream of its mouth. East Branch Chillisquaque Creek joins Chillisquaque Creek upstream of its mouth, as does Middle Branch Chillisquaque Creek. Their watersheds have areas of and , respectively. Reaches of Chillisquaque Creek are designated as an impaired waterbody. Causes of impairment include sedimentation/
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East Branch Chillisquaque Creek


Strawberry Ridge, flowing close to the northern border of the township. In the north-central part of the township, the creek receives its only named tributary, White Hall Creek. It then continues west, passing a gauging station and a power plant. Shortly afterwards, it meets Middle Branch Chillisquaque Creek to form Chillisquaque Creek. The mouth of East Branch Chillisquaque Creek is near northern border of Derry Township and several miles northeast of Washingtonville. The creek's mouth is upstream of the mouth of Chillisquaque Creek. The only named
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Beaver Run (Chillisquaque Creek tributary)


East Chillisquaque Township, Northumberland County. It almost immediately reaches its confluence with Chillisquaque Creek. Beaver Run joins Chillisquaque Creek upstream of its mouth. The elevation near the mouth of Beaver Run is above sea level. The elevation of the stream's source is between above sea level. The channel of Beaver Run (along with those of Chillisquaque Creek, Mauses Creek, and Kase Run) is partially created by Limestone Ridge and a range of hills running in an east-west direction through the central part of Montour County. To
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Middle Branch Chillisquaque Creek


Middle Branch Chillisquaque Creek joins Chillisquaque Creek upstream of its mouth. Middle Branch Chillisquaque Creek is ranked 6th in priority on the 305B Stream Listings in the watershed of Chillisquaque Creek. It experiences siltation and has been subjected to hydromodifcation and flow alterations. The water temperature of Middle Branch Chillisquaque Creek ranges from approximately . The concentration of alkalinity in Middle Branch Chillisquaque Creek ranges from under 10 to over 70 milligrams per liter. The concentrations of nitrates and phosphates are both high. The depth of Middle Branch Chillisquaque Creek near Pennsylvania Route 44 typically
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East Branch Chillisquaque Creek


East Branch Chillisquaque Creek is a tributary of Chillisquaque Creek in Columbia County and Montour County in Pennsylvania, United States. It is approximately long and flows through Madison Township, Columbia County and Derry Township, Montour County. At its mouth, it combines with Middle Branch Chillisquaque Creek to form Chillisquaque Creek. White Hall Creek is a tributary of East Branch Chillisquaque Creek. The creek's watershed has an area of . It is situated over sandstone and shale. The main land uses in the watershed include forested land and agricultural land,
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Chillisquaque Creek


At least of Chillisquaque Creek, from Pennsylvania Route 54 at Washingtonville downstream to its mouth, are navigable by canoe. The difficulty rating of the creek is 1 and the scenery is described in Edward Gertler's book "Keystone Canoeing" as "good". The creek is suitable for beginners and is typically canoeable from March to May, with the exception of dry years. Not much water is required to canoe on it. However, there is no access to the creek's mouth. A greenway corridor for Chillisquaque Creek was
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East Branch Chillisquaque Creek


sea level. The elevation at the creek's mouth is above sea level. There are 161 "disturbances" on East Branch Chillisquaque Creek between Pennsylvania Route 44 and the mouth of Middle Branch Chillisquaque Creek. The majority of these (122, or 75.8 percent) are sites of erosion, 64 of which are on the creek's left bank and 58 of which are on the right bank. There are also 23 gravel bars, seven bridges, five areas of riprap, three pipes, and one tributary. There are approximately
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Western Pennsylvania in 1728. Additionally, Andrew Montour historically owned a plantation near the creek's mouth. In 1745, Bishop Spagenberg passed by the creek and noted the former Indian village there in his journal. A Mingo chief named Logan was living at the mouth of the creek in about 1753. An elderly couple were scalped by Indians near the creek in 1782. A frontier fort known as Fort Rice used to be located on Chillisquaque Creek near what is now Washingtonville. William Plunket had settled near Chillisquaque Creek as early as 1772
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West Branch Chillisquaque Creek


It flows southwest for some distance before turning nearly due south and passing under Pennsylvania Route 44 on its way through the community of Exchange. West Branch Chillisquaque Creek picks up its only named tributary, County Line Branch, right at its confluence with Chillisquaque Creek. The creek empties into Chillisquaque Creek above Washingtonville. West Branch Chillisquaque Creek is situated in the Ridge-and-Valley province. The creek's headwaters are 750 feet higher than its mouth. The watershed is highest in its northeastern area. 90% of the upper portions
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Middle Branch Chillisquaque Creek


that are between and . Five are less than high and two are over hingh. The creek also has several banks over long, all of which are less than high. The streambed of Middle Branch Chillisquaque Creek is publicly owned. The elevation of the creek near its mouth is above sea level. Near its source, the creek's elevation is between and . The watershed of Middle Branch Chillisquaque Creek has an area of . There are of streams in the watershed of Middle Branch Chillisquaque Creek. , or 89.6 percent, are
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Chillisquaque Creek


, before turning south and then west. For more than a mile, the creek flows through a valley between Montour Ridge and a smaller hill. Upon leaving the valley, the creek crosses Pennsylvania Route 147 and Pennsylvania Route 405 and heads in a southwesterly direction for several tenths of a mile before reaching its confluence with the West Branch Susquehanna River. Chillisquaque Creek joins the West Branch Susquehanna River upriver of its mouth. Chillisquaque Creek has five named direct tributaries: Beaver Run, Mud Creek, West Branch Chillisquaque Creek, East Branch
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Chillisquaque Creek


nickel was observed in the creek. The elevation near the mouth of Chillisquaque Creek is above sea level. The elevation of the creek's source is approximately above sea level. The gradient of the creek is about . The upper reaches of the watershed of Chillisquaque Creek are in the Muncy Hills. Montour Ridge is located to the south of the watershed. Additionally, Limestone Ridge is situated near the creek. The creek's drainage basin mainly consists of rolling agricultural land, with some forested floodplains. Much of the central part of
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warm water. The watershed of Chillisquaque Creek has an area of . The mouth of the creek is in the United States Geological Survey quadrangle of Northumberland. However, its source is in the quadrangle of Washingtonville. The creek also passes through the quadrangle of Milton. The creek can be accessed from Pennsylvania Route 45, Pennsylvania Route 405, and Pennsylvania Route 642. The watershed of Chillisquaque Creek parts of four counties: Montour County, Northumberland County, Columbia County, and Lycoming County. The portion of Montour County that is in
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White Hall Creek


receives a third unnamed tributary from the left and several tenths of a mile further downstream, it turns west-southwest. After a short distance, the creek reaches its confluence with East Branch Chillisquaque Creek. White Hall Creek joins East Branch Chillisquaque Creek upstream of its mouth. The entire length of White Hall Creek and all the other streams in its watershed are designated as impaired waterbodies. The cause of the impairment is siltation and the source is agriculture. The elevation near the mouth of White Hall Creek is above sea level.
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East Branch Chillisquaque Creek


tributary of East Branch Chillisquaque Creek is White Hall Creek. It flows south through Anthony Township, Montour County to join East Branch Chillisquaque Creek in Derry Township, Montour County. White Hall Creek joins the creek upstream of its mouth and its watershed has an area of . Between 1961 and 1977, the annual amount of groundwater recharge ranged from in 1963 to in 1973, as measured by the RORA method. As measured by the PART method, the amount of groundwater recharge ranged from in 1963 to in 1973. On average,
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Chillisquaque Creek


. The creek is also known as Chilisquaque Creek. Its name most likely comes from the Shawnee word "chilisuagi", meaning "place of the snow-birds". However, other possible meanings of the word include "flight of the wild goose", "frozen duck", and "man made perfect". The Shawnee Indians historically had a large village/town at the mouth of Chillisquaque Creek. The village was established by 1728 and was known as Chenastry and Otzinachson. The Shawnees on the creek moved to
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. Boyd and Wilson built a mill at the mouth of the creek in 1791. The first Methodist camp meeting in the area was held on the creek from the West Branch Susquehanna River in August 1806. The creek was declared a public highway in the 1820s. The West Branch Division of the Pennsylvania Canal historically had an aqueduct over the creek. However, by 1842, it was in need of repairs. In July 18 and 19, 1851, a 32-hour-long storm caused Chillisquaque Creek to rise higher than it had
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120 separate stream banks on East Branch Chillisquaque Creek between Pennsylvania Route 44 and the mouth of Middle Branch Chillisquaque Creek. Slightly more than 60 of these banks are less than long. Of these, more than 55 are less than high and approximately 5 range in height from long. Approximately 35 of the stream banks are long. Approximately 30 are less than high and approximately 5 are high. A small number are more than high. Nearly 25 stream banks are long. Between 15 and 20 are less than high and approximately 5
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Mud Creek (Chillisquaque Creek tributary)


changes from southwest to west and it exits Madison Township. Mud Creek then enters Derry Township, Montour County. It turns southwest again, continuing to follow Pennsylvania Route 254. Over the next few miles, the creek receives several unnamed tributaries. It then crosses Pennsylvania Route 54 and enters Chillisquaque Creek upstream of its mouth, immediately south of Washingtonville. As of 2011, a total of of streams in the watershed of Mud Creek were affected by organic enrichment, low concentrations of dissolved oxygen, and heavy loads of sediment. The
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Middle Branch Chillisquaque Creek


Middle Branch Chillisquaque Creek is a tributary of Chillisquaque Creek in Columbia County and Montour County, in Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately long and flows through Madison Township in Columbia County and Anthony and Derry Townships in Montour County. The creek's watershed has an area of . There are of streams in the watershed. Lake Chillisquaque is also in the creek. There are 122 features classified as "disturbances" on Middle Branch Chillisquaque Creek. Two bridges more than long cross the creek. Middle Branch Chillisquaque Creek begins
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Mahoning Creek (Susquehanna River tributary)


mouth and has a watershed area of . The tributary Kase Run reaches its confluence with the creek upstream of its mouth. Its watershed has an area of . The daily sediment load in Mahoning Creek is and daily load of phosphorus is . The total maximum daily loads for these substances are and , respectively. There is significant stormwater flow and sedimentation in Mahoning Creek, as well as agricultural and urban runoff. However, the creek is less environmentally damaged than the nearby Chillisquaque Creek. Mahoning Creek is considered by the Pennsylvania Department of
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Oshawa Creek


Oshawa Creek is a watercourse that flows from its headwaters in the Oak Ridges Moraine to its mouth on Lake Ontario, at Oshawa, Ontario. It drains a watershed of . In its lowest reaches, in Oshawa, two tributaries, Goodman's Creek and Montgomery Creek, join the watercourse. To the west it borders Lynde Creek, which also has its headwaters in the Oak Ridges Moraine, and the shorter watercourses Pringle Creek and Corbett Creek. Bowmanville Creek, to the east, also has its headwaters in the Oak Ridges Moraine
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County Line Branch


, it receives the tributary Beaver Run. It then turns northeast into Anthony Township, where it picks up the tributary McKee Run. The stream then turns southeast and reaches its confluence with West Branch Chillisquaque Creek at the southern edge of Anthony Township. County Line Branch joins West Branch Chillisquaque Creek upstream of its mouth. Tributaries of County Line Branch include Beaver Run and McKee Run. The stream also has unnamed tributaries. The entirety of County Line Branch and the entirety of each of its tributaries is considered by the Pennsylvania Department of
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West Branch Chillisquaque Creek


West Branch Chillisquaque Creek is a tributary of Chillisquaque Creek. Its watershed spans parts of Northumberland, Montour, Lycoming, and Columbia counties in Pennsylvania. West Branch Chillisquaque Creek is about five miles long. The creek is home to a number of tree species and herb species. There are also five main types of rock formations and four main types of soil in the creek's watershed. West Branch Chillisquaque Creek is five to six miles long. The creek starts slightly east of the eastern edge of Anthony Township and flows west.
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Chillisquaque Creek


wildflowers inhabit the creek's vicinity. Recreational opportunities in the watershed include canoeing and fishing. Chillisquaque Creek begins at the confluence of East Branch Chillisquaque Creek and Middle Branch Chillisquaque Creek near the northern border of Derry Township, Montour County. It flows west-southwest for a few tenths of a mile before turning south-southwest. After several tenths of a mile, it turns west for a short distance and receives the tributary West Branch Chillisquaque Creek from the right. The creek then turns south-southeast for more than a mile
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West Branch Chillisquaque Creek


. West Branch Chillisquaque Creek is similar to Roaring Creek in many respects, such as the level of precipitation in both watersheds. The watershed of West Branch Chillisquaque Creek has an area of 33.2 square miles. The creek and its tributaries can be accessed via a number of township roads and also via Pennsylvania Route 44 and Pennsylvania Route 54. West Branch Chillisquaque Creek's tributaries include County Line Branch, Beaver Run, and a number of tributaries that are unnamed. The land in West Branch Chillisquaque Creek's watershed consists of 58%
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East Branch Chillisquaque Creek


although there are some areas of wetlands and open water as well. East Branch Chillisquaque Creek experiences siltation. None of the watershed meets the water quality standards of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. There is a stream gage on the creek at an elevation of above sea level. The headwaters of East Branch Chillisquaque Creek were settled in 1775. The word "chillisquaque" in the creek's name means either a "place frequented by snowbirds" or "frozen duck". East Branch Chillisquaque Creek begins in northern Madison Township,
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's sub-watersheds. There are residential areas on the creek upstream of Pennsylvania Route 44. The stream bed of East Branch Chillisqaque Creek is publicly owned. In 1775, two people from New Jersey, Daniel Welliver and Michael Billhiemer, settled in the upper reaches of East Branch Chillisquaque Creek in Madison Township, Columbia County. A pony truss bridge was built over the lower reaches of East Branch Chillisquaque Creek in 1909. It is long and remains open to traffic. The word "chillisquaque" in East Branch Chillisquaque Creek's
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West Branch Chillisquaque Creek


agricultural areas, 36% forest, and 6% developed areas. The forested portions of the creek's watershed are primarily in the northern part of the watershed, while the agricultural areas are primarily in the southern and central portions of the creek's watershed. The developed areas are in small sections of the eastern part of the watershed of West Branch Chillisquaque Creek. The 'Chillisquaque' in West Branch Chillisquaque's name comes from a Native American word that refers to a location commonly visited by snowbirds. West Branch Chillisquaque Creek was
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Middle Branch Chillisquaque Creek


classified as "not attaining". Lake Chillisquaque is a reservoir located on Middle Branch Chillisquaque Creek and is the largest lake in Montour County. It has an area of 165 acres. The lake is dammed by an earth-fill dam that is long and high. Middle Branch Chillisqauque Creek is the most significant tributary of Lake Chillisqauque. Lake Chillisquaque was created on Middle Branch Chillisquaque Creek in 1972. Its original purpose was as a supply of cooling water for a nearby power plant. Two bridges more than long cross the creek
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West Branch Chillisquaque Creek


the watershed. The Chenango-Pope-Holly soil primarily occurs in a small area of the southeastern part of the creek's watershed. The soil is highly fertile in the upper reaches of the watershed of West Branch Chillisquaque Creek. Due to the presence of livestock near West Branch Chillisquaque Creek, parts of the creek's banks experience erosion. 20,759 pounds of sediment and 21.2635 pounds of phosphorus pass through the watershed of West Branch Chillisquaque Creek each day. However, there are no instances of point-source pollution in the watershed
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Bonar Creek


Bonar Creek was a creek in Mimico, Ontario, Canada. It was a tributary of the still-existing Mimico Creek, a watercourse that empties into Lake Ontario. Bonar Creek joined Mimico Creek north of Lake Shore Boulevard, in the marsh at the mouth of the Mimico Creek. The creek is named for Irish immigrants Bill and Letitia Bonar who lived in a pumphouse near the waterway. Almost the entire creek has been buried, except for a short stretch where the former watercourse joined Mimico Creek, and that remaining portion has
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Middle Branch Chillisquaque Creek


in a valley in western Madison Township, Columbia County. It flows southwest through the valley into Anthony Township, Montour County, where it flows southwest for a few miles before leaving the valley and crossing Pennsylvania Route 44. The creek then turns south and flows through Lake Chillisquaque. South of the lake, the creek flows through a flat area for some distance. It then exits Anthony Township and enters Derry Township, Montour County. In Derry Township, the creek almost immediately meets East Branch Chillisquaque Creek to form Chillisquaque Creek.
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Middle Branch Chillisquaque Creek


. One was built in 1923 and is long and the other was built in 1932 and is long. Both bridges are made of concrete. The Chillisquagi Trail in the Montour Preserve crosses Middle Branch Chillisquaque Creek. The word "chillisquaque" in Middle Branch Chillisquaque Creek's name comes from either the Native American word "chilisuagi", which refers to a place commonly visited by snowbirds (specifically, a "place frequented by snowbirds") or the Native American word for "frozen duck". Lake Chillisquaque is stocked by the
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Chillisquaque Creek


the watershed is the central portion. It is the largest watershed in that county, accounting for 56 percent of its land area. It is also the only large stream in northern Northumberland County. There are about of streams in the watershed. The land alongside Chillisquaque Creek is mainly used for farming. As of the 1980s, the main crops are corn and soybeans. There is a gauging station on Chillisquaque Creek at Washingtonville. The area of the creek's watershed upstream of this point is . A reservoir known as Lake Chillisquaque
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Chillisquaque Creek


Chillisquaque Creek is a tributary of the West Branch Susquehanna River in Montour County and Northumberland County, in Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately long and flows through Derry Township, Washingtonville, and Liberty Township in Montour County and East Chillisquaque Township and West Chillisquaque Township in Northumberland County. The watershed of the creek has an area of . Agricultural impacts have caused most of the streams in the watershed of the creek (including the main stem) to be impaired. Causes of impairment include sedimentation/siltation and habitat alteration
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North Creek (Toronto)


North Creek is a mostly buried watercourse that flows into Lake Ontario on the grounds of the former Lakeshore Psychiatric Hospital now in Colonel Samuel Smith Park. Its mouth was at Kipling Avenue. Its headwaters were near the present day intersection of the Queen Elizabeth Way and Browns Line. Almost all the creek had been buried by 1960, but part of the creek remains and mouth now flows in an easterly direction instead of southerly into Lake Ontario. The mouth of Etobicoke Creek was approximately 2.5 km to the west of the mouth of North
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is located on the tributary Middle Branch Chillisquaque Creek in Anthony Township, Montour County. It is the largest lake/reservoir in Montour County, with an area of . There are two dams in the watershed: the Lake Chillisquaque dam and the Montour Ash Basin No 1 dam. Both were built in 1971. The former drains an area of , while the latter drains an area of . Chillisquaque Creek was entered into the Geographic Names Information System on August 2, 1979. Its identifier in the Geographic Names Information System is 1171784
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built over the creek in 1958 and was repaired in 2012. A two-span bridge carrying Pennsylvania Route 405 was built over the creek in 1974. A number of studies and inventories have been carried out on Chillisquaque Creek. Such studies include Pennsylvania's 208 Study in 1979, an assessment by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, and an assessment by Bucknell University in 2003. The drainage basin of Chillisquaque Creek is designated as a Warmwater Fishery and a Migratory Fishery. The creek was observed by A. Joseph Armstrong to lack trout
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southwest for a few tenths of a mile before turning south for a similar distance. It then turns west for several tenths of a mile before turning southwest. The creek crosses Pennsylvania Route 45 and meanders in a southwesterly direction for more than a mile, flowing along the border between East Chillisquaque Township and West Chillisquaque Township. It then turns south for a few tenths of a mile, passing the Rishel Covered Bridge as it continues flowing along the border. After this, the creek turns west-southwest, entering West Chillisquaque Township
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Mud Creek (Chillisquaque Creek tributary)


the most recent in 1984. An additional four bridges were built over its tributaries in the 1940s. John Gosse Freeze gives the name Mud Creek as the east branch of Chillisquaque Creek in his 1888 book "A History of Columbia County, Pennsylvania: From the Earliest Times", but adds that the creek's name is more correctly the East Branch of the Chillisquaque. Mud Creek is named for its muddiness, which is especially pronounced following storms. There are few or no riparian buffers along Mud Creek where it flows through agricultural
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Jackson Creek (Toronto)


Jackson Creek is a watercourse that flows into Lake Ontario near 10th Street, in the New Toronto neighbourhood of Etobicoke, a suburb of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is part of the Great Lakes Basin. Its headwaters were approximately five kilometers northwest—north of Bloor Street, near Highway 427. Portions of the watercourse remain above-ground today. The creek is named for Jackson Farm, the historical location of its mouth. Even though lost, for now, Jackson Creek is a strong candidate for day-lighting with
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ranges between a few inches and a foot (30 centimeters), but is occasionally over . There are 122 features classified as "disturbances" on Middle Branch Chillisquaque Creek. 96 of these (78.7 percent) are erosion sites, 45 of which are on the creek's right bank and 51 of which are on the creek's left bank. 14 of the "disturbances" are gravel bars, 7 are bridges, 3 are riprap, and 2 are pipes. There are nearly 30 stream banks on East Branch Chillisquaque Creek
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Mud Creek (Chillisquaque Creek tributary)


filtered waters ranged from 7 to 23 milligrams per liter. The calcium and magnesium concentrations in filtered water were 20 to 44 and 4.4 to 6 milligrams per liter, respectively. Mud Creek experiences nonpoint source pollution. The Montour County Natural Areas Inventory recommended remedying this pollution. The elevation near the mouth of Mud Creek is above sea level. The elevation of the creek's source is approximately above sea level. The highest areas of the watershed are in its southeastern portion. The watershed of Mud Creek is in the ridge and valley
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Chillisquaque Creek


proposed in the Montour County Comprehensive Plan. Fishing and boating are permitted on Lake Chillisquaque, though only non-powered and electric boats are allowed. The best fishing opportunities on the creek are in the springtime. However, A. Joseph Armstrong's book "Trout Unlimited's Guide to Pennsylvania Limestone Streams" described the creek as "not an attractive stream.". A campsite known as Shangri-La on the Creek is situated on Chillisquaque Creek at the base of Montour Ridge. It has 52 creekside sites and another 115 sites
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East Branch Chillisquaque Creek


the months of March and December contribute the most recharge to the creek: 19.6 percent of the annual total and 15.0 percent of the annual total, respectively. The months of July and August contribute the least recharge to the creek on average: 0.4 percent of the annual total and 1.0 percent of the annual total, respectively. The average discharge of East Branch Chillisquaque Creek at the stream gage along it is 9.66 cubic feet per second. As of 2004, East Branch Chillisquaque Creek is impaired by sediment due to siltation. The
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mountain honeysuckle, and scallions also are common along it towards the end of April. A number of bird species occur at the Bucknell Preserve along Chillisquaque Creek. These include marsh wrens and soras. Virginia rails were observed at the site in 1980 and 1984, though it is likely that they still remain there. Additionally, several mussel species that require high levels of water quality to survive have been observed in the creek. In the Montour County reach of the watershed of Chillisquaque Creek, livestock is commonly allowed access to streams.
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West Branch Chillisquaque Creek


of the watershed of West Branch Chillisquaque Creek are over sedimentary rock. The particular rock formations that are common in this area of the watershed include the Hamilton Group, the Onondaga/Old Port formation, Trimmers Rock, and the Wills Creek Formation. The other rock formations in this section of the watershed are mostly shale and carbonate minerals. These include such formations as the Keyser/Tonoloway formation. The Hamilton Group primarily occurs in the central portion of the watershed of West Branch Chillisquaque Creek. The Onondaga/Old Port formation primarily
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Chillisquaque Creek


north and receiving many unnamed tributaries from both sides. After several miles, the creek leaves the valley and crosses Interstate 80. Several tenths of a mile further downstream, it exits Liberty Township and Montour County. Upon exiting Montour County, Chillisquaque Creek enters East Chillisquaque Township, Northumberland County. It then turns south-southeast for about a mile, flowing close to the county line and crossing Pennsylvania Route 642. In this reach, it receives Beaver Run, its last named tributary, from the left. The creek then turns
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are high. A small number are over high. There are also a small number of stream banks that are long or longer. All of these are less than high. The watershed of East Branch Chillisquaque Creek has an area of 9.75 square miles. Upstream of the United States Geological Survey's station on the creek, the watershed's area is 9.5 square miles. The watershed is in Montour County and Columbia County. There are of streams in the watershed. 57.1 percent of the land in the watershed of East Branch Chillisquaque
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Warrior Run (West Branch Susquehanna River tributary)


of European habitation in the area. A historic Native American trail once ran from Northumberland to Muncy, passing by the mouth of Warrior Run and the Muncy Hills on the way. By the late 1800s, a public road occupied the course of this path. John Shikellamy, the oldest son of the Oneida chief Shikellamy, owned a hunting lodge at the mouth of Warrior Run. The lodge was known as the Warrior's Camp. Shikellamy himself lived in an area between Warrior Run and Chillisquaque Creek in around 1737. In May
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Mud Creek (Chillisquaque Creek tributary)


Hamilton Group, 15 percent is of the Trimmers Rock Formation, and 5 percent is of the Onondaga and Old Port Formations. The Lower Helderberg Limestone occurs a small distance north of Mud Creek, where it is quarried. It is a flaggy and blue-colored limestone that is thick and dips at an angle of six to eight degrees. There are small pieces of the Oriskany sandstone close to the confluence of the creek with Chillisquaque Creek. The most common soil series in the watershed of Mud Creek is the Watson-Berks
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were built over the creek in 1962 and repaired in the late 1990s. A bridge carrying State Route 4004 over the creek was built in 1987 and another bridge carrying Pennsylvania Route 54 was built in 1992. A bridge carrying State Route 1003 was constructed across the creek in 1993 and a bridge carrying State Route 3003 was built over the creek in 1997. In 2005, another bridge carrying State Route 1004 was built over the creek. A number of bridges have been built over Chillisquaque Creek in Northumberland County as well. One of
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as Fort Bosley also historically existed on the creek near Washingtonville. Numerous bridges were built over the creek in the 19th and 20th centuries, two of which are on the National Register of Historic Places. The creek is designated as a Warmwater Fishery and a Migratory Fishery. It lacks trout, but has in the past been stocked with various other fish species. A tract of the creek's floodplain is known as the Chillisquaque Creek Natural Area and is owned by Bucknell University. Various bird species have been observed near it and woodland
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more than higher than the creek. A 1775 map shows the creek's headwaters as being at Tilghmans Springs. However, A. Joseph Armstrong (author of "Trout Unlimited's Guide to Pennsylvania Limestone Streams") was unable to find the springs. The creek is between wide and has no apparent limestone influence, despite being near Limestone Ridge and flowing through Limestone Township. Chillisquaque Creek flows in a generally southwesterly direction. The channel of the creek is sinuous and flows through rock formations consisting of sandstone and shale. Oriskany sandstone and
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United States Environmental Protection Agency has classified it as needing a total maximum daily load. The creek's watershed was ranked eighth for quality out of ten sub-watersheds of Chillisquaque Creek. No part of any stream in the watershed meets the water quality standards of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. The rock in the watershed of East Branch Chillisqaque Creek is includes sandstone and shale. Some of the shale near the creek in Montour County dates to the Devonian period. The Tully Beds are located at the headwaters of the creek.
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Mud Creek (Chillisquaque Creek tributary)


Mud Creek is a tributary of Chillisquaque Creek in Columbia County and Montour County in Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately long and flows through Madison Township, Columbia County and Derry Township, Montour County. The main tributaries of the creek are unnamed tributaries. The creek's watershed has an area of 17.70 square miles and is in West Hemlock Township, Montour County as well as the two townships it flows through. The watershed is mostly agricultural and forested and the main developed areas are Washingtonville and Jerseytown. As of
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Beaver Run (Chillisquaque Creek tributary)


Beaver Run is a tributary of Chillisquaque Creek in Montour County and Northumberland County, in Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately long and flows through Liberty Township in Montour County and East Chillisquaque Township in Northumberland County. The watershed of the stream has an area of . Reaches of the stream are designated as impaired due to siltation caused by agriculture. Numerous bridges have been constructed across it and it lacks a riparian buffer in some reaches. Beaver Run begins in a pond in a valley on Montour Ridge in Liberty Township
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Bowmanville Creek


Bowmanville Creek is a watercourse in Durham County, that flows from its headwaters in the Oak Ridges Moraine to its mouth on Lake Ontario, at Bowmanville, Ontario. It borders Oshawa Creek, and Soper Creek, to the west and east, which have their headwaters in the Oak Ridges Moraine. Between Bowmanville Creek and Oshawa Creek, there are five smaller creeks, Farewell Creek, Robinson Creek, Tooley Creek, Darlington Creek and Westside Creek. Bowmanville Creek has been dammed in several places. About one km north of Lake Ontario
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Chillisquaque Creek


siltation and habitat alteration, while likely sources include agriculture and industrial point-source discharge. Many streams in the watershed experience significant impacts due to agriculture, as heavy use of agricultural lands reduces the creek's water quality. A total of of streams, or about 83% of all the stream miles in the watershed, are impaired. The nearby Mahoning Creek is in "better environmental shape" than Chillisquaque Creek. However, in the 1980s, the concentrations of pollutants in the creek were relatively low, despite being increased by
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lowest, , occurred in 2013. The months with the highest average discharge are March, April, and December; their values are , , and , respectively. The PPL power plant contributes about of water to the creek. During several measurements in the 1970s, the pH of Chillisquaque Creek near Washingtonville ranged from 6.3 to 7.1. The specific conductance of the creek ranged from 170 to 250 micro-siemens per centimeter at . The turbidity ranged between 2 and 7 Jackson Turbidity Units. The concentration of water hardness in the creek
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Burpengary Creek


Burpengary Creek is a watercourse in Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. It has a total catchment area of 7,960 hectares. It is about 40 kilometres north of Brisbane, The Burpengary Creek catchment forms part of the larger Deception Bay catchment and encompasses two distinctive creeks–Little Burpengary Creek (6,360ha) and Burpengary Creek (6, 360ha). These creeks flow into Deception Bay just south of the mouth of Caboolture River, which is itself south of Bribie Island. Burpengary Creek begins in the D’Aguilar Ranges at a
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. The average annual discharge of the creek between 1980 and 2014 ranged from . Its watershed mainly consists of rolling agricultural land. The creek's channel flows through rock formations consisting of sandstone and shale. It is a warmwater stream. The watershed of Chillisquaque Creek occupies parts of four counties: Columbia County, Montour County, Northumberland County, and Lycoming County. There is a gauging station along the creek near Washingtonville. A Shawnee village had been established at the confluence with the West Branch Susquehanna River by 1728. A fort known
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Lower Helderberg limestone occur on Limestone Ridge near it. Oriskany cherty sandstone occurs near the confluence of the tributary Mud Creek. Additionally, Black Genesee shales have also been observed near the creek, as does the Tully limestone. Rock of the Hamilton Group is common in the area as well and is in places covered with sandstone boulders of the Pocono Formation. Hydric soils occur along it in central Montour County. In the early 1900s, the average annual rate of precipitation in the watershed of Chillisquaque Creek was . The creek has relatively
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West Branch Chillisquaque Creek


occurs in the southern portion of the watershed, as does the Keyser/Tonoloway formation. The Wills Creek Formation occurs in a small corner in the south-central part of the creek's watershed. The formation known as Trimmers Rock occurs in the northern portion of the watershed. There are a number of different types of soils in the watershed of West Branch Chillisquaque Creek. The great majority of these soils are silt loams. These soils consist of the Watson-Berks-Elvira soil, the Berks-Weikert-Bedington soil
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Gerritsen Creek


Gerritsen Creek is a short watercourse in Brooklyn, New York City that empties into Jamaica Bay. The creek currently starts near Avenue U, but its original headwaters lay eight streets farther north. That part of the creek was buried in a storm sewer in 1920. The creek's mouth and much of its remaining length is part of a nature conservation area called Marine Park. The creek has been described as one of the "fingers" that formed the original shoreline of Jamaica Bay. The creek lies just beyond the maximum extent
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Montour County is in the 100-year floodplain of the creek and its tributaries. In places, it has high, muddy banks, and is generally "placid", save for some riffles and gravel bars. It is rarely blocked by fences and fallen trees, but there are a few strainers. A seep is located along the creek near the Bucknell preserve and a spring is located below Pennsylvania Route 54. Chillisquaque Creek cuts a broad and almost flat valley through rock of the Hamilton Group. It is wide and rarely rises to
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West Branch Chillisquaque Creek


, and the Hagerstown-Edom-Washington soil. There is also one non-silt loam soil that can be found in the creek's watershed. It is known as the Chenango-Pope-Holly soil. The Watson-Berks-Elvira soil primarily occurs in the central portion of the watershed of West Branch Chillisquaque Creek. The Berks-Weikert-Bedington soil primarily occurs in the northern portion of the creek's watershed. The Hagerstown-Edom-Washington soil primarily occurs in the south-central and southwestern parts of
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part of a 2010 stream restoration project. There are 91.15 miles of streams that have organic enrichment, sediment from agricultural projects, and a low level of dissolved oxygen. Where the creek flows past agricultural areas, its riparian buffer is severely impaired. However, at the headwaters of West Branch Chillisquaque Creek, there are northern hardwoods and hemlock forests. There are also numerous wild leeks and other spring flowers near the creek's headwaters. The hardwoods and hemlocks act like a buffer for the creek itself. There are 12 common species
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Bakers Creek, Queensland


"eucalypt tree". In turn, the surrounding neighbourhood and also the school are named Dundula. The land in Bakers Creek is flat and low-lying (under 10 metres above sea level) and is well-watered by the watercourse Bakers Creek which flows into the Coral Sea. To the north of mouth of the creek is the Bakers Creek Conservation Park. The land is predominantly used for growing sugarcane and there is a network of cane tramways to deliver the harvested sugarcane to the local sugar mills. The locality was
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Lake Chillisquaque


Lake Chillisquaque (also known as Montour Lake) is a lake and reservoir in Montour County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It has a surface area of 165 acres. The lake is situated on Middle Branch Chillisquaque Creek, which it is named after. Nearby communities include Danville and Washingtonville. The lake has an elevation of above sea level and is up to deep. It has several coves, including Goose Cove, Heron Cove, and Jellyfish Cove. The lake is dammed on its southern side by the Lake Chillisquaque
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near the lake and more than 50 species of waterfowl pass by the lake during migration. It is also inhabited by numerous species of fish, some of which are stocked by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission. Various trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants live in the vicinity of the lake as well. The main recreational activities on or near Lake Chillisquaque include fishing, boating, and hiking. The lake is also surrounded by the Montour Preserve, a nature preserve. Lake Chillisquaque is located on Middle Branch Chillisquaque Creek, in
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Beaver Run (Chillisquaque Creek tributary)


the south, the drainage basin of the stream is marked by Montour Ridge. The watershed of Beaver Run has an area of . The mouth of the stream is in the United States Geological Survey quadrangle of Northumberland. However, its source is in the quadrangle of Riverside. There are a total of of streams in the watershed of Beaver Run. Of these, , or 49.4 percent, are designated as impaired. The cause of the impairment is siltation due to agriculture. At least one person has received a permit to discharge
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Chillisquaque Creek


, bitternut hickory, pin oak, and shagbark hickory. In the preserve, there is also a population of cat-tail sedges. Graminoid marshes occur along the creek near Mexico Road. Such marshes are mainly dominated by cattails, grasses, rushes, and sedges. Reaches of Chillisquaque Creek in Derry Township, Montour County would benefit from additional riparian buffering consisting of native trees to mitigate the effects of nonpoint source pollution. Woodland wildflowers such as bluebells occur along the creek in April. Virginia cowslips, mint, skunk cabbage,
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Middle Branch Chillisquaque Creek


that area between and long. Slightly more than 20 are less than high, 5 are high, and approximately two are over high. There are slightly over 30 banks on the creek that are long. Between 15 and 20 are under high, slightly more than 10 are high, and approximately three are over high. The creek has 25 banks that are long. Of these, there are approximately equal numbers of banks less than high and high and none higher than . There are several stream banks on East Branch Chillisquaque Creek
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Chillisquaque Creek


Numerous bridges have been constructed over Chillisquaque Creek in Montour County. A bridge known as the Washingtonville Bridge was built in 1887 and is on the Historic American Buildings Survey. Another one, which carries Pennsylvania Route 54, was built in 1930. Another bridge was built in 1946 and carries Pennsylvania Route 254 in Washingtonville. A bridge carrying State Route 4008 was built across the creek in 1957 and was repaired in 2010. A bridge carrying State Route 1004 was built across the creek in 1960. Additionally, two bridges carrying Interstate 80
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Kororoit Creek


The Kororoit Creek is a watercourse of the Port Phillip catchment, rising in the outer north western suburbs of Melbourne, in the Australian state of Victoria. The Kororoit Creek rises below Mount Kororoit, northeast of in the north western outer suburbs of Melbourne. The creek's headwaters are north of at approximately above sea level in ordovician geology. The creek flows generally south by east and passes over the volcanic lava plain of western Melbourne to its mouth at sea level, north of and emptying into Altona Bay within Port Phillip. The
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Pooraka, South Australia


Pooraka (postcode 5095) is a suburb in Adelaide, South Australia. It is 12 kilometres north of the central business district. Pooraka was originally a subdivision of section 97 of the Hundred of Yatala, the latter spanning from Grand Junction Road, at Gepps Cross, to a point north of Montague Road. It was originally known as Dry Creek after the local watercourse (Dry Creek), which is now the name of a modern industrial locality west of Pooraka, at the creek's mouth (Dry Creek, South Australia
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per liter. The organic carbon concentration was 3.0 milligrams per liter in one measurement. The concentration of sulfate ranged from 32.0 to 114 milligrams per liter in the creek's filtered water and the chloride concentration ranged between 8.0 and 14.0 milligrams per liter, again in filtered water. The ammonia concentration ranged from 0.026 to 0.811 milligrams per liter. In the 1970s, the concentration of magnesium in Chillisquaque Creek ranged from 1.50 to 9.50 milligrams per liter in the creek's filtered water and the calcium concentration ranged from 26.4 to 48.8 milligrams per
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East Branch Chillisquaque Creek


Columbia County. Its headwaters are in Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 226 on the southern side of the Muncy Hills. The creek heads south and very slightly west in a valley. It soon leaves Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 226 and the valley and flows nearly due south for some distance. It then crosses Pennsylvania Route 44 and turns southwest, leaving Madison Township. Upon leaving Madison Township, Columbia County, East Branch Chillisquaque Creek enters northern Derry Township, Montour County. In this township, the creek turns west and flows near
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Ashley County, Arkansas


northwestern boundary of the county before emptying into the Ouachita River, which serves as the southwestern boundary. The Port of Crossett is positioned just south of the Saline River's mouth. Within the county, Bearhouse Creek, Chemin-a-haut Bayou, Fountain Creek, Flat Creek, Mill Creek, and Overflow Creek are important watercourses. Ashley County contains Overflow National Wildlife Refuge, part of the Felsenthal National Wildlife Refuge, and four Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs) under Arkansas Game and Fish Commission jurisdiction. Beryl Anthony Lower Ouachita
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Great Shamokin Path


where current Northumberland developed), then went along the left (west) bank of the West Branch Susquehanna River to the Shawnee town of Chillisquaque on Chillisquaque Creek. The path continued north through what are now Milton and Watsontown, where the path forked into two branches, both leading to Canaserage on Muncy Creek (today Muncy). At Canaserage the river and path turned west. At least two other paths led northeast: the Wyalusing Path (along Muncy Creek to Wyalusing); and the Towanda Path (to Towanda),
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San Rafael Creek


San Rafael Creek is a watercourse in Marin County, California, United States that discharges to San Rafael Bay, a small embayment of the San Francisco Bay. The mouth of San Rafael Creek is a channelized estuary through an industrial area. San Rafael Creek has a designation under Federal Law Section 303(d) as impaired by diazinon, the principal pollutant causing impairment designations for streams discharging to San Pablo Bay, which is the northern arm of San Francisco Bay. In September 2007, the organization Save The Bay designated San Rafael Creek as
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Dora Creek


Dora River is a watercourse that is located in the Upper Central Coast/Lower Hunter regions of New South Wales, Australia. Dora Creek River rises below Watagan Mountains west of Martinsville, and flows generally southeast by south, joined by two minor tributaries, before reaching its river mouth within Lake Macquarie, near the town of Dora Creek. The river descends over its course. The merged flows of Dora Creek together with Lake Macquarie reaches the Tasman Sea of the South Pacific Ocean at Swansea. The F3 Freeway crosses the creek,
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since studies began in 2009. A tract of forested floodplain known as the Chillisquaque Creek Natural Area (or Bucknell Preserve, Tobias Marsh, or Mexico Road Swamp) is located in Liberty Township, Montour County. A deciduous bottomland forest with pools and channels occurs along the creek, while more mesic forests occur higher up. The tract of land is owned by Bucknell University, whose students and faculty sometimes conduct research there. The tract has an area of and has a high level of tree biodiversity. Common tree species include basswood
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Refugio Creek


Refugio Creek (pronounced from Spanish "refugio" meaning: shelter) is a watercourse running through the Refugio Valley from the hills of western Contra Costa County, California. It runs from the hills to its mouth at San Pablo Bay through the city of Hercules and unincorporated areas, including the town of Rodeo. The creek passes through a dense suburban area in addition to Refugio Valley Park. The creek is almost entirely at the surface level and unaltered although its riparian habitat is largely destroyed in the more developed areas. "Refugio
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Morro Creek


Morro Creek is a coastal stream in San Luis Obispo County, in the central region of the U.S. state of California. The watercourse flows from the Santa Lucia Mountains to discharge into the Pacific Ocean, at its mouth on Estero Bay, near the city of Morro Bay. The creek is in the coastal sage and chaparral section of the California chaparral and woodlands Ecoregion. Historically this watershed had habitats containing considerable amounts of chaparral, and scarce Oak woodlands, and Grey Pine ("Pinus sabiniana") trees. The lower reaches
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Kolan River


then flows east and then finally north by east and reaches its mouth north of . The Kolan River is joined by nineteen tributaries including the main tributary, Gin-Gin Creek, a watercourse that is long. The lower reaches of the river are surrounded by sugar cane fields. The Mouth of Kolan River Regional Park is a protected area at the river mouth. The river descends over its course. Other water storage facilities that are supplied with water from the river include the Bucca Weir and the Kolan Barrage. "Macfadyena unguis
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Lake Chillisquaque


ranges from to . Lake Chillisquaque is named after Middle Branch Chillisquaque Creek, which in turn is derived from a "chillisuagi", a Native American word for "song of the wild goose". It was built in 1972 by the PPL, with the dam having been constructed in 1971. The lake is also owned by this organization. The lake's original purpose was as a secondary supply of cooling water for the Montour Power Plant. Still used as a supply of cooling water in emergencies, it is also used for
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East Branch Chillisquaque Creek


They consist of blue-gray limestone that is . A number of fossils occur in these beds. These include "Ambrocoelia umbonata", "Spirifira zicac", and "Atrypa reticularis". Two species of fossilized trilobites are found in the beds as well: "Dalmanites calliteles" and "Phacops rana". However, no coral fossils have been found in the beds. Additionally, a rock formation known as the Genesee is found in the area. The elevation of East Branch Chillisquaque Creek at its stream gage is above
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San Pietro (creek)


The San Pietro or Evigno is a stream of Liguria (Italy). The creek is formed close to the village of Evigno (comune of Diano Arentino) from the union of several streams descending the south-eastern slopes of monte Torre (990 m). Going SSW, a direction the creek wil keep till to its mouth, it reaches Diano San Pietro where it gets from the left rio Beste, its main tributary. San Pietro watercourse marks for a long stretch the border between the comuni of Diano Castello (West
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Moonee Ponds Creek


Catchment Management Authority. In 2002 the downstream end of the creek was realigned, to accommodate development of Victoria Dock at the Port of Melbourne. Moving the confluence with the Yarra River about 600 metres upstream, the creek mouth once located at the east end of Appleton Dock was removed, with a new watercourse dug leading directly south parallel with the Bolte Bridge approach spans. The realignment created a buffer zone between the port and the Melbourne Docklands residential and commercial areas. While realigning waterways is not a preferred option for Melbourne Water,
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Patawalonga River


before European settlement, a tidal estuary. The river is serviced by a catchment area that exists in metropolitan Adelaide, with its mouth at the suburb of Glenelg. The Patawalonga serves as an outlet for the Keswick and Brownhill creeks and the Sturt River (also known as Sturt Creek), the latter being a former natural creek comprising for a significant part of its length now as a large concrete storm-drain. The catchment includes the Cowandilla-Mile End drainage network, the construction of which has replaced numerous small natural watercourses
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Chillisquaque Creek


discharges from a nearby power plant. For instance, the selenium concentration was consistently under 0.010 milligrams per liter, the United States Environmental Protection Agency criterion for that pollutant. Between 1980 and 2014, the highest average annual discharge of Chillisquaque Creek at Washingtonville was , in 2011. The second-highest average annual discharge, , occurred in 1984, while the third-highest, , occurred in 2004. The lowest average annual discharge, , occurred in 2001. The second-lowest, , occurred in 1988 and the third-
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County Line Branch


County Line Branch (also known as the County Line Branch of Chillisquaque Creek) is a tributary of West Branch Chillisquaque Creek in Northumberland County and Montour County, in Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately long and flows through Lewis Township in Northumberland County and Anthony and Limestone Townships in Montour County. The stream's watershed has an area of 8.97 square miles. Its tributaries include Beaver Run and McKee Run. The main rock formations in the watershed of County Line Branch are the Hamilton Group, the Onondaga and Old
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San Mateo Creek (San Francisco Bay Area)


it is partly intermittent and altered, to San Francisco Bay about 1.1 km (0.7 mi) west of the mouth of Seal Slough. This watercourse lies entirely within San Mateo County and flows generally eastward to discharge into San Francisco Bay. San Mateo Creek once hosted coho salmon ("Oncorhynchus kisutch") as evidenced by specimens collected by Professor Alexander Agassiz of Harvard University in the 1850s and 1860s. He also collected steelhead trout ("Oncorhynchus mykiss") from the creek. Historical records indicate that Chinook salmon ("Oncorhynchus
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Discovery Bay, Washington


Peninsula of Washington state. The bay enters the Strait of Juan de Fuca between the Miller and Quimper peninsulas. The bay's mouth is just south of Protection Island, a small federally protected nature preserve. Discovery Bay is in length, and wide at its mouth. Its primary inlet is Snow Creek at the south end of the bay, and other small watercourses feed the bay on its east and west sides. The community of Discovery Bay is an area near the intersection of U.S. Route 101 and State Route 20, at
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Chillisquaque Creek


ranged from 84 to 130 milligrams per liter. The concentration of dissolved oxygen ranged from 9.0 to 11.0 milligrams per liter, while the hydrogen ion concentration ranged from 0.00008 to 0.00051 milligrams per liter. The carbon dioxide concentration ranged between 4.7 and 49 milligrams per liter. In the 1970s, the concentration of nitrate as nitrogen in Chillisquaque Creek near Washingtonville ranged from 1.68 to 2.00 milligrams per liter, while the concentration of nitrite as nitrogen ranged from 0.040 to 0.164 milligrams per liter. The concentration of phosphorus ranged from 0.040 to 0.520 milligrams
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San Diego Creek


century, the watershed was used for agriculture. Increased runoff from farmlands resulted in extensive erosion, which led to the creation of a stream channel that ran northwestwards into the Santa Ana River channel and thence the Upper Newport Bay. As siltation problems plagued the bay, the Bitter Point Dam was constructed to divert the Santa Ana River to its present mouth at Huntington Beach, leaving the Cienega/San Diego Creek as the main watercourse flowing into the bay. To support irrigation, farmers drilled numerous wells to tap the region's abundant
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Little Fishing Creek


Creek. There are also strainers in places. The Greenwood Valley runs between Little Fishing Creek and Green Creek. Additionally, the Milton axis crosses Little Fishing Creek in Pine Township. A steep ridge known as the "Divide" separates the creek's watershed from that of Chillisquaque Creek. The topography of Little Fishing Creek is described as "rough and hilly" in a 1921 book. The watershed contains narrow valleys with steep and high hills surrounding them. The creek's channel is sinuous. The watershed of Little Fishing Creek has
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