Chiques Creek (known as ''Chickies Creek'' until 2002) is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data
The National Map
, accessed August 8, 2011 tributary of the

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in Lebanon and Lancaster counties, Pennsylvania in the United States. The source is at an elevation of near Mount Gretna Heights in Lebanon County. The mouth is the

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with the Susquehanna River at an elevation of at

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in Lancaster County.

Name

The name of the creek comes from the

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''Chiquesalunga'', meaning "place of

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". The United States Geological Survey Board on Geographic Names has made three official decisions on the name of the creek, deciding it was Chickies Creek in 1896 and 1916 before changing it to Chiques Creek in 2002. The USGS Geographic Names Information System recognizes the following thirteen variant names for the creek: Big Chickies Creek, Big Chiques Creek, Big Chiquesalunga Creek, Chickesalapga Creek, Chickeswalungo Creek, Chickies Creek, Chickisalungo Creek, Chicques Creek, Chikiswalunga Creek, Chikiswalungo Creek, Chiquasatunga Creek, Chiquesatonga Creek, and Chiquesatunga Creek.

Course and watershed

Chiques Creek flows generally south for its entire course. The Chickies Creek watershed has a total area of and is part of the larger Chesapeake Bay drainage basin. Chiques Creek's major tributary is

Little Chiques Creek Little Chiques Creek (formerly known as ''Little Chickies Creek'') is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed August 8, 2011 tributary of Chiques Creek in Lancaster County, Penn ...

, entering roughly one mile upstream its mouth. (hence the variant names with Big in them for the main creek).

Covered bridges

Five covered bridges cross the creek in Lancaster County: * Shearer's Covered Bridge *

Kauffman's Distillery Covered Bridge The Kauffman's Distillery Covered Bridge or Sporting Hill Bridge is a covered bridge that spans Chiques Creek in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. A county-owned and maintained bridge, its official designation is the Big Chiques #1 B ...

* Schenck's Mill Covered Bridge *

Siegrist's Mill Covered Bridge The Siegrist's Mill Covered Bridge is an , Burr Arch Truss covered bridge over Chiques Creek between Rapho and West Hempfield townships, Lancaster County in U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Owned and maintained by the county, its official designati ...

Forry's Mill Covered Bridge The Forry's Mill Covered Bridge is the last covered bridge that spans Chiques Creek in West Hempfield in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. A county-owned and maintained bridge, its official designation is the Big Chiques #7 Bridge ...

Tributaries

Donegal Creek Donegal Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed March 24, 2019 tributary of Chiques Creek in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania in the United States. The stream rises from ...

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* Hife Run *

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* Shearers Creek

References

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Course and watershed

Covered bridges

Tributaries

See also

References