Brodhead Creek is a
[U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data]
The National Map
, accessed April 1, 2011 tributary
A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainag ...
of the
Delaware River in the
Poconos
The Pocono Mountains, commonly referred to as the Poconos , are a geographical, geological, and cultural region in Northeastern Pennsylvania. They overlook the Delaware River and Delaware Water Gap to the east, Lake Wallenpaupack to the north, W ...
of eastern
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania (; (Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, Ma ...
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
Monroe County. The native name was "Analomink." The present name was given for
Daniel Brodhead, a prominent early settler. It receives
McMichael Creek 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
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Expel or let go
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was 68,800 cubic feet per second, in 1955.
Brodhead Creek joins the Delaware River at the head of the
Delaware Water Gap
Delaware Water Gap is a water gap on the border of the U.S. states of New Jersey and Pennsylvania where the Delaware River cuts through a large ridge of the Appalachian Mountains.
The gap makes up the southern portion of the Delaware Water Gap ...
.
From 1888 to 1944, a
coal gasification plant operated at the confluence of Brodhead and McMichael Creeks in
Stroudsburg. The operations produced coal tar waste which contaminated the groundwater. The
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) placed the site on the
Superfund
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National Priorities List
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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.
See also
*
List of rivers of Pennsylvania
This is a list of streams and rivers in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.
By drainage basin
This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name.
Delaware Bay
Chesapeake Bay
*' ...
*
List of Superfund sites in Pennsylvania
References
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
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Rivers of Monroe County, Pennsylvania
Tributaries of the Delaware River
Rivers of Pennsylvania
Pocono Mountains
Superfund sites in Pennsylvania