Bow Creek, Lucerne County
Bow Creek is a creek in Lucerne County in the US state of Pennsylvania . It flows about 7.2 kilometers and flows into the Big Wapwallopen Creek . Its source is Arbutus Peak in Fairview Township, and three other unnamed rivulets provide additional water.
| Bow Creek | ||
 Looking downstream at Bow Creek |
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| Data | ||
| location | Luzerne County, Pennsylvania | |
| River system | Susquehanna River | |
| Drain over | Big Wapwallopen Creek → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay | |
| source | Arbutus Peak in Fairview Township, Lucerne County | |
| Source height | 590 m | |
| muzzle | In Big Wapwallopen Creek , border between Rice and Wright Township Coordinates: 41 ° 8 ′ 28 ″ N , 75 ° 54 ′ 49 ″ W 41 ° 8 ′ 28 ″ N , 75 ° 54 ′ 49 ″ W |
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| Mouth height | 374 m | |
| Height difference | 216 m | |
| Bottom slope | 30 ‰ | |
| length | 7.2 km | |
| Catchment area | 12.1 km² | |
Hydrology
Bow Creek can carry 16 m³ of water per second (10% probability). In extreme cases this amount increases to up to 45 m³ / s. Since the course of the stream is limited to relatively undeveloped land, flooding usually has no effect. In the upper reaches of Bow Creek, the soil consists mainly of till clay . Alluvial soil is more common near the mouth . Sandstone, slate and coal can also be found here and there.
VOCs released by the Radio Corporation of America in the 1970s can still be detected in the creek today (albeit in very low concentrations). In this case it is a question of dangerous compounds such as vinylidene chloride (3.6 μg / liter).
history
In the early 20th century, Lucerne County was given permission to build a bridge over Bow Creek. The 1929 concrete bridge in Wright Township became part of Pennsylvania Route 309. It is 8.5 meters long. A weight limit of approx. 25 tons has been in effect since 2013.
In August 1979, Bow Creek was added to its database by the Geographic Names Information System . There his identification number is 1170043.
biology
The Pennsylvania State Fisheries Agency classifies Bow Creek as Class A Wild Trout Water . This means that the brook trout and trout population is stable enough to be able to practice sport fishing with them in the long term.
Individual evidence
- ↑ (11/02/2001) Pennsylvania Gazette of Streams ( Memento of the original from September 17, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Page 38, Retrieved January 16, 2015
- ↑ Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commision ( October 18, 2017 ), Class A Wild Trout Waters ( Memento of the original from December 11, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Page 15. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
