Oley Creek (Nescopeck Creek)

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Oley Creek
Data
location Lucerne County , Pennsylvania , USA
River system Susquehanna River
Drain over Nescopeck Creek  → Susquehanna River  → Chesapeake Bay
source in Foster Township
41 ° 4 ′ 26 ″  N , 75 ° 49 ′ 47 ″  W.
muzzle in Butler Township in Nescopeck Creek Coordinates: 41 ° 3 ′ 19 "  N , 75 ° 55 ′ 48"  W 41 ° 3 ′ 19 "  N , 75 ° 55 ′ 48"  W.
Mouth height 315  m

length 8.4 km
Catchment area 19 km²
Right tributaries Long Hollow

Oley Creek is a tributary of Nescopeck Creek in Lucerne County , Pennsylvania, and one of two rivers with that name in the United States. The creek is approximately 8.4 km long and runs through Foster Township, Dennison Township, and Butler Township. Long Hollow is a tributary of Oley Creek. The catchment area of the brook covers around 19 km 2 . The upper reaches of the creek are partially classified as Class A Wild Trout Fishery . The creek is located in the upper part of the catchment area of ​​Nescopeck Creek and is named after a town in Berks County , Pennsylvania called Oley .

course

The source of Oley Creek is in Foster Township , on the north side of Green Mountain. The creek flows north for a while before being crossed by Interstate 80 and receiving from the right the only named tributary, Long Hollow, which flows into it from the east and originates at Mount Yeager . The creek then turns west, leaves Foster Township and reaches Dennison Township , where it runs parallel to Interstate 80, on the southern edge of Mount Yeager. A little further on, the watercourse turns to the southwest, away from the highway and the mountain. The stream passes an open pit mine and turns west, leaving Dennison Township and reaching Butler Township . There the stream flows into a lake, which it leaves on the opposite side, before it covers a short distance to its confluence with Nescopeck Creek.

Hydrology

The pH of Oley Creek is 6.4 and the concentration of alkalinity is 6 mg / L. The water hardness is 7 mg / l.

Oley Creek is polluted by acidic mining waters . It is also affected by acid rain .

Every year the brook transports 490,000 kg of erosion material and 837,000 kg of sediments as well as 5453 kg of nitrogen and 487 kg of phosphorus . It thus contributes 1.7 percent and 3 percent of the nitrogen and phosphorus inputs into Nescopeck Creek.

Geography and geology

The catchment area of ​​Oley Creek is located in the upper part of the catchment area of ​​Nescopeck Creek and has an area of ​​around 19 km 2 . The mouth of the creek is at a height of 315  m . The creek runs 4 miles away from the Lehigh River , but is not part of its river system .

There are around 15 km of state roads in the Oley Creek catchment area . More than 80% of the area within 100 feet of either side of the body of water is covered by forest, less than 10% is used for agriculture, and less than 3% is wasteland .

The Beech Mountain Lake is part of Oley Creek. This body of water has a surface area of ​​around 2.2 acres (around 8900 m 2 ) and is located in the place of an unnamed tributary of the creek.

The valley in which the creek runs is the Oley Valley.

The entire section of Oley Creek's Class A Wild Trout Waters is on public land.

History and etymology

The name of Oley Creek is derived from the town of Oley in Berks County , possibly derived from the words olink , wólink , olo or wahlo from the Delaware language ; these words designate a cave chamber, a sinkhole , a hole in the ground or a basin surrounded by high mountains. Historically, Oley Creek was on the western edge of Munsee territory .

In the past there was coal mining near the creek on Green Mountain . In the early 1970s, part of the stream was a dam dammed and thus also known as Beech Mountain Lake known Lake of the Four Seasons formed. In 2000, bought Eastern Pennsylvania Marine Properties Company 2  acres (approximately 8.1  hectares ) of the lake.

Flora and fauna

Although the Oley Creek is considered to be less fertile, it is designated as a Class A Wild Brook Trout Fishery for a length of 3.7 km between the confluence of Long Hollow and Interstate 80 .

supporting documents

  1. ^ A b Oley Creek (Nescopeck Creek) ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved July 19, 2014.
  2. ↑ a b c d e f g h Center for Watershed Stewardship Keystone Project. University Park, Pa .: Pennsylvania State University: Nescopeck Creek Watershed Stewardship Report ( English ) Spring 2002. Accessed July 19, 2014.
  3. ↑ a b United States Geological Survey : Luzerne County PA USGS Topographical Map ( English ) 1980. Archived from the original on October 31, 2013. Information: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved July 19, 2014. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.usgwarchives.org
  4. ^ Charles H. Neff: Acid Rain Real Threat Throughout Pennsylvania (English) . In: The Morning Call , January 22, 1984. Retrieved July 18, 2014. 
  5. ↑ Topographic Map Stream features in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania ( English ) Retrieved on July 19, 2014.
  6. ^ A b Robert S. Grumet: Manhattan to Minisink: American Indian Place Names of Greater New York and Vicinity ( English ). University of Oklahoma Press, p. 222.
  7. ↑ Wade B. Chandler: PN14-32 Green Mountain OSM 40 (3219) 101.1 - Luzerne County, PA ( English ) US Army Corps of Engineers . June 5, 2014. Retrieved July 19, 2014.
  8. ^ Thomas Francis Gordon: A Gazetteer of the State of Pennsylvania ( English ) 1832, p. 334.
  9. ^ A b Class A Wild Trout Waters ( English ) Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission . December 16, 2013. Retrieved July 19, 2014.
  10. ↑ A Brief Introduction to the Declaration of Protective Covenants, exceptions Reservations and Conditions for Beech Mountain Lakes Association ( English ) Retrieved on July 19, 2014.