Deep Creek is a tributary of
Pine Creek in
Schuylkill County,
Pennsylvania
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, in the United States. It is approximately long and flows through Barry Township, Hegins Township, and Hubley Township.
Its watershed has an area of . Major tributaries of the creek include
Hans Yost Creek.
Course
Deep Creek begins in
Beury's Lake, a
lake
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in
Barry Township. For several miles, the creek flows southwest in a valley between two mountains. Along the way, it receives the tributary Hans Yost Creek. A short distance downstream of that, it exits Barry Township. Upon leaving Barry Township, the creek enters
Hegins Township. Here, it flows through a valley between Little Mountain and
Mahantango Mountain Mahantango is an alternate spelling of ''Mahantongo'', a Lenape word, translated "where we had plenty of meat to eat" or "good hunting grounds."
Mahantango may refer to:
*Mahantango Creek, a tributary of the Susquehanna River in Dauphin, Northumbe ...
. Once the creek passes the end of Little Mountain, it enters a valley between Good Spring Mountain and Mahantango Mountain. It shares this valley with Pine Creek. Deep Creek
meander
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s west for several miles, eventually leaving Hegins Township. Upon leaving Hegins Township, the creek enters
Hubley Township. It continues meandering west for a few miles until it reaches its confluence with Pine Creek in the central part of the township.
Deep Creek joins Pine Creek upstream of its mouth.
Geography, geology, and climate
The elevation near the mouth of Deep Creek is above
sea level
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.
From
river mile
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18 to river mile 15.5, the creek's elevation decreases at a rate of per mile. From river mile 15.5 to the mouth, its elevation decreases at a rate of per mile.
Deep Creek is relatively shallow.
It has pools and
riffle
A riffle is a shallow landform in a flowing channel. Colloquially, it is a shallow place in a river where water flows quickly past rocks. However, in geology a riffle has specific characteristics.
Topographic, sedimentary and hydraulic indica ...
s and its bottom is
cobble
Cobble may refer to:
* Cobble (geology), a designation of particle size for sediment or clastic rock
* Cobblestone, partially rounded rocks used for road paving
* Hammerstone, a prehistoric stone tool
* Tyringham Cobble, a nature reserve in Tyr ...
d.
The topography of the watershed of Deep Creek is described as "rough and hilly" in a 1921 book. The creek's channel is