Brodhead Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data
The National Map
, accessed April 1, 2011

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of the

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in the Poconos of eastern

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in the United States.Gertler, Edward. ''Keystone Canoeing'', Seneca Press, 2004. It is formed by the union of the Middle and Leavitt branches in Barrett Township in

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. The native name was "Analomink." The present name was given for

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, a prominent early settler. It receives

McMichael Creek McMichael Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed April 1, 2011 tributary of Pocono Creek in the Poconos of eastern Pennsylvania in the United States.Gertler, Edward. ' ...

as it flows south and east into the Delaware River. The stream flows south, separating the boroughs of Stroudsburg and East Stroudsburg. It covers a basin of 294 sq mi and its maximum discharge was 68,800 cubic feet per second, in 1955. Brodhead Creek joins the Delaware River at the head of the

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. From 1888 to 1944, a coal gasification plant operated at the confluence of Brodhead and McMichael Creeks in

Stroudsburg Stroudsburg is a borough (Pennsylvania), borough in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, Monroe County, Pennsylvania. It lies within the Pocono Mountains, Poconos region, approximately five miles (8 km) from the Delaware Water Gap at the confluence ...

. The operations produced coal tar waste which contaminated the groundwater. The

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(EPA) placed the site on the

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in 1983. After cleanup, operations and monitoring activities are ongoing. The EPA removed the site from the National Priorities List in 2001.

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External links

*http://www.troutnut.com/trout-fly-fishing-stream/5/Brodhead-Creek-Pennsylvania-pictures
Brodhead Watershed AssociationBrodhead Chapter of Trout UnlimitedU.S. Geological Survey: PA stream gaging stations
{{authority control Rivers of Monroe County, Pennsylvania Tributaries of the Delaware River Rivers of Pennsylvania Pocono Mountains Superfund sites in Pennsylvania

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