Black Creek (Nescopeck Creek)
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Black Creek is a 22.6 miles (36.4 km) tributary
of Nescopeck Creek
in Luzerne County
, Pennsylvania
, in the United States
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Black Creek joins Nescopeck Creek approximately 8.8 miles (14.2 km) upstream of the Susquehanna River
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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 Nescopeck Creek
Nescopeck Creek
Nescopeck Creek is a tributary of the Susquehanna River in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, in the United States.The creek rises in the saddle between Mount Yeager and Pine Mountain in Dennison Township, Pennsylvania, flowing into a former swamp dammed to form Olympus Pond. It meets Creasy Creek and...
in Luzerne County
Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
- Demographics :As of the 2010 census, the county was 90.7% White, 3.4% Black or African American, 0.2% Native American, 1.0% Asian, 3.3% were of some other race, and 1.5% were two or more races. 6.7% of the population was of Hispanic or Latino ancestry...
, 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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Black Creek joins Nescopeck Creek approximately 8.8 miles (14.2 km) upstream of the Susquehanna River
Susquehanna River
The Susquehanna River is a river located in the northeastern United States. At long, it is the longest river on the American east coast that drains into the Atlantic Ocean, and with its watershed it is the 16th largest river in the United States, and the longest river in the continental United...
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