Deep Creek (Pennsylvania)
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Deep Creek is a 22.9 miles (36.9 km) tributary
of Pine Creek
in Schuylkill County
, Pennsylvania
, in the United States
. Via Pine Creek, its waters flow to Mahantango Creek
, then to the Susquehanna River
.
Deep Creek joins Pine Creek near the community of Spring Glen, approximately 8 miles (13 km) upstream of Mahantango Creek.
Tributary
A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean...
of Pine Creek
Pine Creek (Mahantango Creek)
Pine Creek is a tributary of Mahantango Creek in western Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, in the United States.Pine Creek rises on Broad Mountain north of Tremont and flows west, passing the villages of Hegins and Valley View...
in Schuylkill County
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
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, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
, in the United States
United States
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. Via Pine Creek, its waters flow to Mahantango Creek
Mahantango Creek
Mahantango Creek is a tributary of the Susquehanna River in Dauphin, Northumberland, and Schuylkill counties, in Pennsylvania in the United States....
, then to the Susquehanna River
Susquehanna River
The Susquehanna River is a river located in the northeastern United States. At long, it is the longest river on the American east coast that drains into the Atlantic Ocean, and with its watershed it is the 16th largest river in the United States, and the longest river in the continental United...
.
Deep Creek joins Pine Creek near the community of Spring Glen, approximately 8 miles (13 km) upstream of Mahantango Creek.