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Troups Creek is a
Troups Creek is a 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 Cowanesque River
The Cowanesque River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed August 8, 2011 tributary of the Tioga River in Potter and Tioga counties, Pennsylvania, and Steuben County, N ...
in Steuben County, New York
Steuben County (stu-BEN) is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 93,584. Its county seat is Bath. Its name is in honor of Baron von Steuben, a Prussian general who fought on the American ...
and Tioga County, Pennsylvania
Tioga County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 41,045. Its county seat is Wellsboro. The county was created on March 26, 1804, from part of Lycoming County and later organized in 1812. ...
, in the United States
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. It is approximately long and flows through Troupsburg in Steuben County, New York and Brookfield Township, Deerfield Township, and Knoxville in Tioga County, Pennsylvania. It is possible to canoe on portions of the creek at times.
Course
Troups Creek begins in northern Troupsburg, Steuben County, New York. It flows southeast for several miles before turning east for some distance. The creek then turns south and begins flowing parallel toNew York State Route 36
New York State Route 36 (NY 36) is a north–south state highway in the western part of New York in the United States. The highway extends for from the Pennsylvania state line at Troupsburg, Steuben County northward to Ogden, Monro ...
. After several miles, it passes Young Hickory Hollow and Squab Hollow and turns south-southeast and then southeast. Several miles further downstream, the creek exits Troupsburg and Steuben County.
Upon exiting Steuben County, New York, Troups Creek enters Brookfield Township, Tioga County, Pennsylvania
Brookfield Township is a township in Tioga County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 370 at the 2020 census.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , all land.
Brookfield Township ...
. In this township, the creek almost immediately receives the tributary North Brook and begins flowing parallel to Pennsylvania Route 249
Pennsylvania Route 249 (PA 249) is a state highway located in Tioga County, Pennsylvania. The southern terminus is at PA 287 in Middlebury Township. The northern terminus is at New York State Route 36 (NY 36) at the New York state line north ...
. A short distance further downstream, it picks up the tributaries South Brook Troups Creek and Biscuit Hollow. The creek then enters Deerfield Township, Tioga County and continues southeast, receiving the tributaries Christie Run and Crotch Run. Some distance later, the creek turns south and enters the community of Knoxville
Knoxville is a city in and the county seat of Knox County in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 United States census, Knoxville's population was 190,740, making it the largest city in the East Tennessee Grand Division and the state's ...
. In Knoxville, it crosses Pennsylvania Route 49
Pennsylvania Route 49 (PA 49) is a state highway located in northern Pennsylvania. The western terminus of the route is at PA 44 three miles (5 km) north of Coudersport. The eastern terminus is at PA 287 in Lawrenceville less than south of t ...
and reaches its confluence with the Cowanesque River.
Geography
The elevation near the mouth of Troups Creek is abovesea level
Mean sea level (MSL, often shortened to sea level) is an average surface level of one or more among Earth's coastal bodies of water from which heights such as elevation may be measured. The global MSL is a type of vertical datuma standardised g ...
.
The valley of Troups Creek is narrow and contains pasture
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s. Floodplain
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s inhabited by sycamore
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Species of trees known as sycamore:
* ''Acer pseudoplata ...
trees are also found on some areas of the creek. The creek has low banks, which have riprap
Riprap (in North American English), also known as rip rap, rip-rap, shot rock, rock armour (in British English) or rubble, is human-placed rock or other material used to protect shoreline structures against scour and water, wave, or ice erosion. ...
on them in places. There are thick deposits of cobbles
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Setts, also called Belgian blocks, are often casually referred to as "cobbles", although a sett is distinct fro ...
, gravel bar
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s, and rock gardens on it. However, the creek has only a few strainers.
Troups Creek has a gauging station
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on Pennsylvania Route 49.
Recreation
It is possible tocanoe
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In British English, the term ...
on of Troups Creek during a rapid snowmelt
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or within two days of heavy rain. The difficulty rating of the creek is 2. Edward Gertler describes the scenery along it as "good" in his book ''Keystone Canoeing''.
See also
*List of rivers of New York
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By drainage basin
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Long Island Sound (nort ...
*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
{{authority control Rivers of New York (state) Rivers of Pennsylvania Rivers of Tioga County, Pennsylvania Tributaries of the Chemung River Rivers of Steuben County, New York