Black Creek (Lehigh River)
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Black Creek is a 4.4 miles (7.1 km) tributary
of the Lehigh River
in Carbon County
, Pennsylvania
in the United States
.
The tributary Quakake Creek
, is also listed by the Geographic Names Information System
as a variant name.
Black Creek joins the Lehigh River near the community of Rockport.
Tributary
A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean...
of the Lehigh River
Lehigh River
The Lehigh River, a tributary of the Delaware River, is a river located in eastern Pennsylvania, in the United States. Part of the Lehigh, along with a number of its tributaries, is designated a Pennsylvania Scenic River by the state's Department of Conservation and Natural Resources...
in Carbon County
Carbon County, Pennsylvania
As of the census of 2000, there were 58,802 people, 23,701 households, and 16,424 families residing in the county. The population density was 154 people per square mile . There were 30,492 housing units at an average density of 80 per square mile...
, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
in the United States
United States
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.
The tributary Quakake Creek
Quakake Creek
Quakake Creek is a tributary of Black Creek in Carbon County, Pennsylvania.Quakake Creek joins Black Creek near the borough of Weatherly, approximately upstream of the Lehigh River.-References:...
, is also listed by the Geographic Names Information System
Geographic Names Information System
The Geographic Names Information System is a database that contains name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features located throughout the United States of America and its territories. It is a type of gazetteer...
as a variant name.
Black Creek joins the Lehigh River near the community of Rockport.