Middle Creek (Schwaben Creek)
| Middle Creek | |
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Middle Creek looking upstream
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| Physical characteristics | |
| Main source | valley north of Hooflander Mountain in Washington Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania 817 ft (249 m) |
| River mouth | Schwaben Creek in Washington Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania 551 ft (168 m) 40°43′18″N 76°44′09″W / 40.7216°N 76.7357°WCoordinates: 40°43′18″N 76°44′09″W / 40.7216°N 76.7357°W |
| Length | 3.5 mi (5.6 km) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Schwaben Creek → Mahanoy Creek → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay |
| Basin size | 3.28 sq mi (8.5 km2) |
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Middle Creek is a tributary of Schwaben Creek in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 3.5 miles (5.6 km) long and flows through Washington Township. The watershed of the creek has an area of 3.28 square miles (8.5 km2). The creek is designated as an impaired waterbody, with the cause of the impairment being siltation, low dissolved oxygen levels/organic enrichment, and vegetation removal and the source being agricultural activity. The creek is classified as a Trout Stocked Fishery.
Middle Creek begins in a valley north of Hooflander Mountain in Washington Township. It flows west-southwest for several tenths of a mile before turning west-northwest and then north, away from Hooflander Mountain. In this reach, the creek receives an unnamed tributary from the . It then continues flowing north for more than a mile, receiving an unnamed tributary from the and another two from the right. It then turns west for several tenths of a mile and receives an unnamed tributary from the left before turning northwest. After a short distance, it reaches its confluence with Schwaben Creek.
Middle Creek joins Schwaben Creek 3.70 miles (5.95 km) upstream of its mouth.
Middle Creek is designated as an impaired waterbody due to siltation, low dissolved oxygen/organic enrichment, and vegetation removal. The source of the impairment is agricultural activity.
In one measurement on June 15, 1993, Middle Creek had a discharge of 0.68 cubic feet per second (0.019 m3/s) at Rebuck. The specific conductance of the creek was 105 micro-siemens per centimeter at 25 °C (77 °F). The pH of the creek was measured to be 7.6. the alkalinity concentration in the creek's filtered water was 33 milligrams per liter (0.033 oz/cu ft).
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