Quakake Creek
Encyclopedia
Quakake Creek is a 12 miles (19.3 km) tributary
of Black Creek
in Carbon County
, Pennsylvania
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Quakake Creek (Native American
for "pine woods") joins Black Creek near the borough of Weatherly
, approximately 4.3 miles (6.9 km) upstream of the Lehigh River
.
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 Black Creek
Black Creek (Lehigh River)
Black Creek is a tributary of the Lehigh River in Carbon County, Pennsylvania in the United States.The tributary Quakake Creek, is also listed by the Geographic Names Information System as a variant name....
in Carbon County
Carbon County, Pennsylvania
As of the census of 2000, there were 58,802 people, 23,701 households, and 16,424 families residing in the county. The population density was 154 people per square mile . There were 30,492 housing units at an average density of 80 per square mile...
, 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...
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Quakake Creek (Native American
Native Americans in the United States
Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples in North America within the boundaries of the present-day continental United States, parts of Alaska, and the island state of Hawaii. They are composed of numerous, distinct tribes, states, and ethnic groups, many of which survive as...
for "pine woods") joins Black Creek near the borough of Weatherly
Weatherly, Pennsylvania
Weatherly a borough in Carbon County, Pennsylvania, located northwest of Jim Thorpe and northwest of Allentown. Early in the twentieth century, there were silk mills, foundries, a candy factory, a fabricating plant, and a cigar factory. In 1900 2,471 people lived there, and in 1910, the...
, approximately 4.3 miles (6.9 km) upstream of the Lehigh River
Lehigh River
The Lehigh River, a tributary of the Delaware River, is a river located in eastern Pennsylvania, in the United States. Part of the Lehigh, along with a number of its tributaries, is designated a Pennsylvania Scenic River by the state's Department of Conservation and Natural Resources...
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