Fades Creek
| Fades Creek | |
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Fades Creek looking upstream from Pennsylvania Route 118
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| Basin features | |
| Main source | valley at the base of a hill in Lake Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania between 1,340 and 1,360 feet (410 and 410 m) |
| River mouth | Pikes Creek in Lake Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania between 1,120 and 1,140 feet (340 and 350 m) 41°18′09″N 76°05′37″W / 41.30253°N 76.09366°WCoordinates: 41°18′09″N 76°05′37″W / 41.30253°N 76.09366°W |
| Progression | Pikes Creek → Harveys Creek → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay |
| Basin size | 2.07 sq mi (5.4 km2) |
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| Physical characteristics | |
| Length | 3.2 mi (5.1 km) |
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Fades Creek is a tributary of Pikes Creek in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 3.2 miles (5.1 km) long and flows through Lake Township. The watershed of the creek has an area of 2.07 square miles (5.4 km2). It has one unnamed tributary and is designated as a High-Quality Coldwater Fishery and Class A Wild Trout Waters for part of its length. The creek is crossed by a pipeline and a bridge carrying Pennsylvania Route 118. Wisconsinan Ice-Intact Stratified Drift, alluvium, Wisconsinan Till, Wisconsinan Bouldery Till, and bedrock consisting of sandstone and shale all occur in the surficial geology in the creek's vicinity.
Fades Creek begins in a valley at the base of a hill in Lake Township. It flows south for a few tenths of a mile before turning southwest and then gradually turning southeast, passing through a pond. The creek continues flowing southeast in a narrow valley for more than a mile, receiving an unnamed tributary from the and entering the community of Pikes Creek. It then turns south-southeast for nearly a mile, crossing Pennsylvania Route 118, before turning east-southeast. The creek then crosses Pennsylvania Route 29 and within several hundred feet reaches its confluence with Pikes Creek.
The concentration of alkalinity in the waters of Fades Creek is 10 milligrams per liter.
At its mouth, the peak annual discharge of Fades Creek has a 10 percent chance of reaching 424 cubic feet per second. It has a 2 percent chance of reaching 775 cubic feet per second and a 1 percent chance of reaching 969 cubic feet per second. The peak annual discharge has a 0.2 percent chance of reaching 1543 cubic feet per second.
Fades Creek has been contaminated by sediment runoff during wet weather. However, in 2009, Lake Township received a $131,044 to alleviate the problem by repairing Wesley Road and Bear Hollow Road. This project involved raising the grade of Wesley Road and constructing swales to divert stormwater away from the creek.
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