Butler Creek (Nine Partners Creek)
| Butler Creek | |
|---|---|
| Basin features | |
| Main source | unnamed pond on a hill in Jackson Township, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania 1,780 feet (540 m) |
| River mouth | Nine Partners Creek in Harford Township, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania near Harding Corners 892 feet (272 m) 41°43′43″N 75°40′35″W / 41.7285°N 75.6764°WCoordinates: 41°43′43″N 75°40′35″W / 41.7285°N 75.6764°W |
| Progression | Nine Partners Creek → Tunkhannock Creek → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay |
| Tributaries |
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| Waterbodies | Butler Lake |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Length | 12 miles (19 km) |
| Discharge |
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Butler Creek is a tributary of Nine Partners Creek in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 12 miles (19 km) long and flows through Jackson Township, Gibson Township, and Harford Township. The watershed of the creek has an area of 20.6 square miles (53 km2). The creek has one named tributary, which is known as Little Butler Creek, and is not designated as an impaired waterbody. The creek's valley is a "beaded valley", at least in its upper reaches, and has thick deposits of till in its valley.
The headwaters of Butler Creek are in a lake known as Butler Lake. A number of bridges have also been constructed over the creek. Wild trout naturally reproduce within it, and forested blocks occur along the creek.
Butler Creek begins on an unnamed pond on a hill in Jackson Township. It flows south for a short distance, entering a wetland where it turns east for a few tenths of a mile, entering another wetland and passing through Butler Lake. From the southern end of the lake, the creek flows south-southwest for several tenths of a mile before turning west for a short distance and then turning south-southwest again. After several tenths of a mile, it crosses Pennsylvania Route 492 before continuing south-southwest. After several tenths of a mile, it turns south-southeast and then southwest for a few tenths of a mile, receiving the tributary Little Butler Creek from the . It then turns south-southwest for several tenths of a mile, entering Gibson Township. After more than a mile, the creek turns southwest for several tenths of a mile before turning south-southwest and entering Harford Township. In this township, it flows south-southwest for a few miles before turning southeast and then south. After several tenths of a mile, the creek turns southwest for several tenths of a mile before crossing Interstate 81 and reaching its confluence with Nine Partners Creek.
Butler Creek is approximately 12 miles (19 km) long. The creek joins Nine Partners Creek 1.40 miles (2.25 km) upstream of its mouth.
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