Jordan Creek (Pennsylvania)
| Jordan Creek | |
 Jordan Creek in Allentown, Pennsylvania | |
| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Lehigh |
| City | Allentown, Pennsylvania |
| Source | |
| - location | Heidelberg Township, Lehigh County |
| - coordinates | 40°44′01″N 75°44′08″W / 40.73361°N 75.73556°W [1] |
| Mouth | Little Lehigh Creek |
| - location | Allentown, Lehigh County |
| - coordinates | 40°36′04″N 75°27′41″W / 40.60111°N 75.46139°WCoordinates: 40°36′04″N 75°27′41″W / 40.60111°N 75.46139°W [1] |
| Length | 34.1 mi (54.9 km) [2] |
| Basin | 75.8 sq mi (196.3 km2) [3] |
| Discharge | for Allentown |
| - average | 157 cu ft/s (4.45 m3/s) [3] |
| - max | 1,390 cu ft/s (39.36 m3/s) |
| - min | 8.7 cu ft/s (0.25 m3/s) |
Jordan Creek is a 34.1-mile-long (54.9 km)[2] tributary of the Little Lehigh Creek in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, in the United States.[4]
The creek passes through the Trexler Nature Preserve.
Jordan Creek joins Little Lehigh Creek in the city of Allentown, before soon flowing into the Lehigh River.[4] It drains an area of 75.8 square miles (196 km2).[3]
Tributaries
- Switzer Creek
- Mill Creek (Jordan Creek)
- Hegel's Run
- Schantz Valley Creek
- Elk Ridge Run
- Macintosh Run
- Thicket Run
- Haasadahl Creek
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) - Jordan Creek". U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The National Map "National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data". U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "USGS Current Conditions for USGS 01452000 Jordan Creek at Allentown, PA". U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Gertler, Edward. Keystone Canoeing, Seneca Press, 2004. ISBN 0-9749692-0-6
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