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Chester Creek

January 01, 1970

For the creek in Alaska, see Chester Creek (Alaska).

Chester Creek is a 9.4-mile-long (15.1 km)[1] tributary of the Delaware River in Delaware County, Pennsylvania in the United States.[2]

Chester Creek near Upland, Pennsylvania

East Branch Chester Creek edit

 
By the Malvern School in Thornbury Township

The East Branch of Chester Creek is 17.1 miles (27.5 km) long.[1] Rising near Kirkland, it crosses under the junction of U.S. Route 202 and Pennsylvania Route 100. Just below, it is dammed to form the West Chester Reservoir. Flowing southward, it is dammed just above the Pennsylvania Route 3 crossing to form the Milltown Reservoir. It flows south from there to Westtown, where Goose Creek enters and the former West Chester and Philadelphia Railroad (now owned by SEPTA) runs alongside it. The stream runs easterly about two miles, then turns south and passes a large stone quarry at Glen Mills.

West Branch Chester Creek edit

The 9.1-mile-long (14.6 km)[1] West Branch originates near Dilworthtown, in Chester County and flows generally eastward. Just before entering Delaware County, it is dammed to form Brinton Lake. At Markham, Webb Creek enters at the site of the historic Newlin Grist Mill. From here to Chester Heights, the creek is paralleled by the abandoned right-of-way of the Octoraro Branch, damaged in flooding from Hurricane Agnes in 1972. The creek loops southward in a deep gorge to skirt the "Heights" and comes north to meet the East Branch below Lenni.

Main stream edit

 
Mouth of Chester Creek in Chester

The two branches converge between Lenni and Glen Riddle. The main stream winds southward and eastward through a rocky gorge, formerly the site of many mills that tapped its power. The Chester Creek Railroad (later the Chester Creek Branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad), built in 1869, paralleled it from Lenni to Upland, where it turned away from the creek. In 1972 the rail line was severely damaged by flooding from Hurricane Agnes.

Chester Creek joins the tidal Delaware River at the Port of Chester in Chester.[2]

History edit

The original Indian name of Chester Creek was Meechoppenackhan which means "the large potato stream" or "the stream along which large potatoes grow",[3] where "potatoes" refers to the tubers of Apios americana, commonly known as American groundnut, potato bean, or Indian potato.

The lower watershed of the creek served as a tobacco plantation beginning in 1644. The land on the west bank of the creek was deeded to John Ammundson Besk and family on August 20, 1653. Swedish settlers were the first non-natives to live in the area.[4]

In 1729 one of the earliest paper mills established in the American colonies was built by Thomas Wilcox on this creek.[5]

Ecology edit

Chester Creek is undoubtedly, ironically (as Chester is largely associated with pollution and industry), the healthiest of the nearby Pennsylvania-originating creeks (Darby, Crum, Ridley, and Chester) that feed into the Delaware River. Of these nearby creeks, its banks look the most-so how they would have when William Penn arrived in Pennsylvania in 1681, with many boulders, non-eroded gradients between water and land, and native vegetation along the creek.

While all streams and rivers in Pennsylvania natively boasted a presence of Brook Trout, only Chester Creek still most-likely holds this feat. Furthermore, Freshwater Eels are still making their pilgrimage up the river, with sightings in both the East and West Branches, many miles upstream. These two facts alone indicate a very healthy ecosystem.

Tributaries edit

East Branch edit

  • Goose Creek
  • Westtown Run
  • Hickman Run
  • Forsythe Run
  • Rocky Run

West Branch edit

  • Green Creek
  • Webb Creek (known as Concord Creek on USGS publications)
  • Deborahs Run

Main stream edit

  • Crum Run
  • Chrome Run
  • Baldwin Run

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed April 1, 2011
  2. ^ a b Gertler, Edward. Keystone Canoeing, Seneca Press, 2004. ISBN 0-9749692-0-6
  3. ^ Ashmeade, Henry Graham (1884). History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania. Philadelphia: L.H. Everts & Co. p. 328. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  4. ^ Ashmead, Henry (1884). . L.H. Everts & Co. p. 327. Archived from the original on March 25, 2010. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
  5. ^ Thomas, 1874, The History of Printing in America, p. 23

External links edit

  • U.S. Geological Survey: PA stream gaging stations

39°53′32″N 75°26′32″W / 39.892156°N 75.442257°W / 39.892156; -75.442257

January 01, 1970
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For the creek in Alaska see Chester Creek Alaska Chester Creek is a 9 4 mile long 15 1 km 1 tributary of the Delaware River in Delaware County Pennsylvania in the United States 2 Chester Creek near Upland Pennsylvania Contents 1 East Branch Chester Creek 2 West Branch Chester Creek 3 Main stream 4 History 5 Ecology 6 Tributaries 6 1 East Branch 6 2 West Branch 6 3 Main stream 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksEast Branch Chester Creek edit nbsp By the Malvern School in Thornbury Township The East Branch of Chester Creek is 17 1 miles 27 5 km long 1 Rising near Kirkland it crosses under the junction of U S Route 202 and Pennsylvania Route 100 Just below it is dammed to form the West Chester Reservoir Flowing southward it is dammed just above the Pennsylvania Route 3 crossing to form the Milltown Reservoir It flows south from there to Westtown where Goose Creek enters and the former West Chester and Philadelphia Railroad now owned by SEPTA runs alongside it The stream runs easterly about two miles then turns south and passes a large stone quarry at Glen Mills West Branch Chester Creek editThe 9 1 mile long 14 6 km 1 West Branch originates near Dilworthtown in Chester County and flows generally eastward Just before entering Delaware County it is dammed to form Brinton Lake At Markham Webb Creek enters at the site of the historic Newlin Grist Mill From here to Chester Heights the creek is paralleled by the abandoned right of way of the Octoraro Branch damaged in flooding from Hurricane Agnes in 1972 The creek loops southward in a deep gorge to skirt the Heights and comes north to meet the East Branch below Lenni Main stream edit nbsp Mouth of Chester Creek in Chester The two branches converge between Lenni and Glen Riddle The main stream winds southward and eastward through a rocky gorge formerly the site of many mills that tapped its power The Chester Creek Railroad later the Chester Creek Branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad built in 1869 paralleled it from Lenni to Upland where it turned away from the creek In 1972 the rail line was severely damaged by flooding from Hurricane Agnes Chester Creek joins the tidal Delaware River at the Port of Chester in Chester 2 History editThe original Indian name of Chester Creek was Meechoppenackhan which means the large potato stream or the stream along which large potatoes grow 3 where potatoes refers to the tubers of Apios americana commonly known as American groundnut potato bean or Indian potato The lower watershed of the creek served as a tobacco plantation beginning in 1644 The land on the west bank of the creek was deeded to John Ammundson Besk and family on August 20 1653 Swedish settlers were the first non natives to live in the area 4 In 1729 one of the earliest paper mills established in the American colonies was built by Thomas Wilcox on this creek 5 Ecology editChester Creek is undoubtedly ironically as Chester is largely associated with pollution and industry the healthiest of the nearby Pennsylvania originating creeks Darby Crum Ridley and Chester that feed into the Delaware River Of these nearby creeks its banks look the most so how they would have when William Penn arrived in Pennsylvania in 1681 with many boulders non eroded gradients between water and land and native vegetation along the creek While all streams and rivers in Pennsylvania natively boasted a presence of Brook Trout only Chester Creek still most likely holds this feat Furthermore Freshwater Eels are still making their pilgrimage up the river with sightings in both the East and West Branches many miles upstream These two facts alone indicate a very healthy ecosystem Tributaries editEast Branch edit Goose Creek Westtown Run Hickman Run Forsythe Run Rocky Run West Branch edit Green Creek Webb Creek known as Concord Creek on USGS publications Deborahs Run Main stream edit Crum Run Chrome Run Baldwin RunSee also editList of rivers of Pennsylvania List of Delaware River tributariesReferences edit a b c U S Geological Survey National Hydrography Dataset high resolution flowline data The National Map Archived 2012 03 29 at the Wayback Machine accessed April 1 2011 a b Gertler Edward Keystone Canoeing Seneca Press 2004 ISBN 0 9749692 0 6 Ashmeade Henry Graham 1884 History of Delaware County Pennsylvania Philadelphia L H Everts amp Co p 328 Retrieved 5 June 2017 Ashmead Henry 1884 History of Delaware County Pennsylvania L H Everts amp Co p 327 Archived from the original on March 25 2010 Retrieved August 15 2015 Thomas 1874 The History of Printing in America p 23External links editU S Geological Survey PA stream gaging stations 39 53 32 N 75 26 32 W 39 892156 N 75 442257 W 39 892156 75 442257 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Chester Creek amp oldid 1223905191 West Branch Chester Creek, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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