North Mahanoy Creek
| North Mahanoy Creek | |
|---|---|
Mahanoy Creek in Girardville, Pennsylvania | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Bear Head in Delano Township, Pennsylvania |
| • elevation | 1,889 ft (576 m) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Mahanoy Creek in Mahanoy City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania |
• coordinates | 40°48′50″N 76°08′29″W / 40.8140°N 76.1415°W |
• elevation | 1,224 ft (373 m) |
| Length | 4.4 mi (7.1 km) |
| Basin size | 5.99 sq mi (15.5 km2) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Mahanoy Creek → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | "Pole Run", "Cold Run", two other unnamed tributaries |
North Mahanoy Creek is a tributary of Mahanoy Creek in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. It is approximately 4.4 miles (7.1 km) long and flows through Delano Township, Mahanoy Township, and Mahanoy City. The watershed of the creek has an area of 5.99 square miles (15.5 km2). The creek is designated as an impaired waterbody due to sedimentation/siltation and water/flow variation from abandoned mine drainage. The creek is relatively small, an ephemeral stream in its lower reaches, and is located within the Western Middle Anthracite Field.
The watershed of North Mahanoy Creek is in the upper part of the Mahanoy Creek drainage basin. It is one of the major tributaries of Mahanoy Creek. A number of bridge have been constructed over North Mahanoy Creek. The creek's watershed is designated as a Coldwater Fishery and a Migratory Fishery. It has a few macroinvertebrate taxa, but no fish. However, wild trout naturally reproduce in two of its unnamed tributaries.