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Middle Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data
The National Map
, accessed August 8, 2011
Middle Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map
, accessed August 8, 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 Penns Creek
Penns Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed August 8, 2011 tributary of the Susquehanna River in central Pennsylvania in the United States.Gertler, Edward. ''Keyst ...
in Snyder County, Pennsylvania
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in the United States
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.Gertler, Edward. ''Keystone Canoeing'', Seneca Press, 2004. Via Penns Creek, it is part of the Susquehanna River
The Susquehanna River (; Lenape: Siskëwahane) is a major river located in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, overlapping between the lower Northeast and the Upland South. At long, it is the longest river on the East Coast of the ...
watershed.
Middle Creek joins Penns Creek below Selinsgrove. Near Beaver Springs, Middle Creek is impounded by a man-made dam, forming Faylor Lake, a shallow lake spanning 140 acres
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(57 ha).
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
*''E ...
References
Rivers of Snyder County, Pennsylvania Tributaries of the Susquehanna River Rivers of Pennsylvania {{Pennsylvania-river-stub