Mahantango Creek
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Mahantango Creek is a tributary of the Susquehanna River in Dauphin, Schuylkill and Northumberland Counties, Pennsylvania in the United States.
Mahantango or Mahantongo (pronounced Ma-ha-tun-ga) is a Lenape word, translated "where we had plenty of meat to eat," "good hunting grounds" or "where we kill deer." The name is shared by a creek, a valley and a mountain in central Pennsylvania, and is a common street name in the area.
The tributary Little Mahantango Creek joins Mahantango Creek near the village Rough and Ready.
The tributary Pine Creek joins Mahantango Creek near the census-designated place of Klingerstown.
Mahantango Creek joins the Susquehanna River 6.2 miles (10 km) upstream of the borough of Millersburg.
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- Gertler, Edward. Keystone Canoeing, Seneca Press, 2004. ISBN 0-9749692-0-6