Monroe Creek (also known as Bartholomew Creek) is a tributary of Tunkhannock Creek in Susquehanna County and Wyoming County, in Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 6.1 miles (9.8 km) long and flows through Springville Township in Susquehanna County and Nicholson Township in Wyoming County.[1] The watershed of the creek has an area of 6.64 square miles (17.2 km2). The creek is not designated as an impaired waterbody. The surficial geology in its vicinity consists mostly of alluvium, Wisconsinan Till, and other things. Its watershed is designated as a Coldwater Fishery and a Migratory Fishery.
Monroe Creek
Bartholomew Creek
Monroe Creek looking downstream
Physical characteristics
Source
• location
pond or small lake in Springville Township, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania
Monroe Creek begins in a pond or small lake in Springville Township, Susquehanna County. It flows south-southeast for several tenths of a mile before turning southwest and passing through a wetland. The creek then turns south for more than a mile, passing through another wetland and entering Nicholson Township, Wyoming County. Here, it turns south-southeast and receives two unnamed tributaries from the right. After several tenths of a mile, it passes Pompey Hill and Dam Hill before turning east and then south-southeast for a few miles. In this reach, the creek receives two unnamed tributaries from the left. It then turns south for several tenths of a mile, leaves its valley, crosses Pennsylvania Route 92, and reaches its confluence with Tunkhannock Creek.[1]
Monroe Creek joins Tunkhannock Creek 11.38 miles (18.31 km) upstream of its mouth.[2]
Hydrologyedit
Monroe Creek is not designated as an impaired waterbody.[3]
Geography and geologyedit
The elevation near the mouth of Monroe Creek is 686 feet (209 m) above sea level.[4] The elevation of the creek's source is between 1,320 and 1,340 feet (402 and 408 m) above sea level.[1]
The surficial geology near the mouth of Monroe Creek mainly consists of alluvium and alluvial terrace. Further upstream, it consists of alluvium and a till known as Wisconsinan Till, although bedrock consisting of sandstone and shale occurs in the surficial geology on some nearby hills.[5] Further upstream, the surficial geology is fairly similar, but there is a patch of alluvial fan and a wetland near the creek just north of the Susquehanna County line. In the creek's upper reaches, the surficial geology consists of Wisconsinan Till, except for a wetland at the headwaters.[6]
Watershededit
The watershed of Monroe Creek has an area of 6.64 square miles (17.2 km2).[2] The mouth of the creek is in the United States Geological Survey quadrangle of Factoryville. However, its source is in the quadrangle of Hop Bottom.[4] The creek's mouth is located at Starkville.[2]
The designated use for Monroe Creek is aquatic life.[3] In 2006, the creek was a proposed flood debris cleanup site.[7]
Historyedit
Monroe Creek was entered into the Geographic Names Information System on August 2, 1979. Its identifier in the Geographic Names Information System is 1192954. The creek is also known as Bartholomew Creek.[4] This variant name appears in Israel C. White's 1883 book The geology of the North Branch Susquehanna River Region in the six counties of Wyoming, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Columbia, Montour and Northumberland.[8]
A concrete tee beam bridge carrying Pennsylvania Route 92 over Monroe Creek was built in Nicholson Township, Wyoming County in 1931 and is 30.8 feet (9.4 m) long.[9] This bridge is structurally deficient, as of 2013.[10]
Biologyedit
The drainage basin of Monroe Creek is designated as a Coldwater Fishery and a Migratory Fishery.[11]
See alsoedit
Oxbow Creek, next tributary of Tunkhannock Creek going downstream
Field Brook, next tributary of Tunkhannock Creek going upstream
^Robert Swift (August 23, 2013), "State won't wait on bridge weights", The Times-Tribune, retrieved November 20, 2015
^"§ 93.9i. Drainage List I. Susquehanna River Basin in Pennsylvania Susquehanna River", Pennsylvania Code, retrieved November 20, 2015
January 01, 1970
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Monroe Creek also known as Bartholomew Creek is a tributary of Tunkhannock Creek in Susquehanna County and Wyoming County in Pennsylvania in the United States It is approximately 6 1 miles 9 8 km long and flows through Springville Township in Susquehanna County and Nicholson Township in Wyoming County 1 The watershed of the creek has an area of 6 64 square miles 17 2 km2 The creek is not designated as an impaired waterbody The surficial geology in its vicinity consists mostly of alluvium Wisconsinan Till and other things Its watershed is designated as a Coldwater Fishery and a Migratory Fishery Monroe CreekBartholomew CreekMonroe Creek looking downstreamPhysical characteristicsSource locationpond or small lake in Springville Township Susquehanna County Pennsylvania elevationbetween 1 320 and 1 340 feet 402 and 408 m Mouth locationTunkhannock Creek in Nicholson Township Wyoming County Pennsylvania at Starkville coordinates41 36 16 N 75 49 59 W 41 6045 N 75 8330 W 41 6045 75 8330 elevation686 ft 209 m Length6 1 mi 9 8 km Basin size6 64 sq mi 17 2 km2 Basin featuresProgressionTunkhannock Creek Susquehanna River Chesapeake BayTributaries lefttwo unnamed tributaries righttwo unnamed tributaries Contents 1 Course 2 Hydrology 3 Geography and geology 4 Watershed 5 History 6 Biology 7 See also 8 ReferencesCourse edit nbsp Monroe Creek looking upstream Monroe Creek begins in a pond or small lake in Springville Township Susquehanna County It flows south southeast for several tenths of a mile before turning southwest and passing through a wetland The creek then turns south for more than a mile passing through another wetland and entering Nicholson Township Wyoming County Here it turns south southeast and receives two unnamed tributaries from the right After several tenths of a mile it passes Pompey Hill and Dam Hill before turning east and then south southeast for a few miles In this reach the creek receives two unnamed tributaries from the left It then turns south for several tenths of a mile leaves its valley crosses Pennsylvania Route 92 and reaches its confluence with Tunkhannock Creek 1 Monroe Creek joins Tunkhannock Creek 11 38 miles 18 31 km upstream of its mouth 2 Hydrology editMonroe Creek is not designated as an impaired waterbody 3 Geography and geology editThe elevation near the mouth of Monroe Creek is 686 feet 209 m above sea level 4 The elevation of the creek s source is between 1 320 and 1 340 feet 402 and 408 m above sea level 1 The surficial geology near the mouth of Monroe Creek mainly consists of alluvium and alluvial terrace Further upstream it consists of alluvium and a till known as Wisconsinan Till although bedrock consisting of sandstone and shale occurs in the surficial geology on some nearby hills 5 Further upstream the surficial geology is fairly similar but there is a patch of alluvial fan and a wetland near the creek just north of the Susquehanna County line In the creek s upper reaches the surficial geology consists of Wisconsinan Till except for a wetland at the headwaters 6 Watershed editThe watershed of Monroe Creek has an area of 6 64 square miles 17 2 km2 2 The mouth of the creek is in the United States Geological Survey quadrangle of Factoryville However its source is in the quadrangle of Hop Bottom 4 The creek s mouth is located at Starkville 2 The designated use for Monroe Creek is aquatic life 3 In 2006 the creek was a proposed flood debris cleanup site 7 History editMonroe Creek was entered into the Geographic Names Information System on August 2 1979 Its identifier in the Geographic Names Information System is 1192954 The creek is also known as Bartholomew Creek 4 This variant name appears in Israel C White s 1883 book The geology of the North Branch Susquehanna River Region in the six counties of Wyoming Lackawanna Luzerne Columbia Montour and Northumberland 8 A concrete tee beam bridge carrying Pennsylvania Route 92 over Monroe Creek was built in Nicholson Township Wyoming County in 1931 and is 30 8 feet 9 4 m long 9 This bridge is structurally deficient as of 2013 10 Biology editThe drainage basin of Monroe Creek is designated as a Coldwater Fishery and a Migratory Fishery 11 See also editOxbow Creek next tributary of Tunkhannock Creek going downstream Field Brook next tributary of Tunkhannock Creek going upstream List of rivers of PennsylvaniaReferences edit a b c United States Geological Survey The National Map Viewer retrieved November 20 2015 a b c Pennsylvania Gazetteer of Streams PDF November 2 2001 p 101 retrieved November 20 2015 a b United States Environmental Protection Agency 2006 Waterbody Report for Monroe Creek retrieved November 20 2015 a b c Geographic Names Information System Feature Detail Report for Monroe Creek retrieved November 20 2015 Duane D Braun 2006 Surficial geology of the Factoryville 7 5 minute quadrangle Wyoming and Lackawanna Counties Pennsylvania p 15 archived from the original on May 24 2014 retrieved November 20 2015 Duane D Braun 2006 Surficial geology of the Hop Bottom 7 5 minute quadrangle Susquehanna and Wyoming Counties Pennsylvania p 13 archived from the original on May 24 2014 retrieved November 20 2015 Josh Mrozinski August 23 2006 200k slated for stream bank work Wyoming County Press Examiner retrieved November 20 2015 Geographic Names Information System Variant Citation retrieved November 20 2015 Wyoming County retrieved November 20 2015 Robert Swift August 23 2013 State won t wait on bridge weights The Times Tribune retrieved November 20 2015 93 9i Drainage List I Susquehanna River Basin in Pennsylvania Susquehanna River Pennsylvania Code retrieved November 20 2015 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Monroe Creek Tunkhannock Creek tributary amp oldid 1138897697, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
