Middle 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 drainage ...
of the
Lackawaxen River
The Lackawaxen River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed April 1, 2011 tributary of the Delaware River in northeastern Pennsylvania in the United States. The river flows ...
in the
Poconos of eastern
Pennsylvania
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in the
United States
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.
[Gertler, Edward. ''Keystone Canoeing'', Seneca Press, 2004. ]
The confluence of Middle Creek and the Lackawaxen River at
Hawley is located behind the Hawley Public Library.
History of the name:
The name Middle Creek is a shortened version of Middle Valley Creek, as the creek's headwaters originate in Middle Valley with the upper end being Varden.
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
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References
Rivers of Pennsylvania
Pocono Mountains
Tributaries of the Lackawaxen River
Rivers of Wayne County, Pennsylvania
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