Английская Википедия:Browns Creek (Huntsville Creek tributary)
Шаблон:Infobox river Browns Creek (also known as Brown's Creek[1]) is a tributary of Huntsville Creek in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately Шаблон:Convert long and flows through Lehman Township and Jackson Township.[2] The watershed of the creek has an area of Шаблон:Convert. The watershed is less developed than that of Toby Creek, but is beginning to urbanize. Wisconsinan Till, Wisconsinan Ice-Contact Stratified Drift, alluvium, sandstone and shale pits, and bedrock consisting of sandstone and shale all occur in the watershed.
Course
Browns Creek begins in a valley in Lehman Township, to the southwest of the Huntsville Reservoir. It flows south-southeast for more than a mile, entering Jackson Township, and its valley becomes slightly deeper. At the border of Chase, the creek turns east-northeast and begins flowing along the border. After several tenths of a mile, it receives an unnamed tributary from the left. A short distance further downstream, the creek turns east-southeast. It then turns east-northeast. After several tenths of a mile, it reaches its confluence with Huntsville Creek.[2]
Browns Creek joins Huntsville Creek Шаблон:Convert upstream of its mouth.[3]
Hydrology
Browns Creek is not considered to be impaired.[4]
The peak annual discharge of Browns Creek has a 10 percent chance of reaching 500 cubic feet per second. It has a 2 percent chance of reaching 850 cubic feet per second and a 1 percent chance of reaching 1030 cubic feet per second. The peak annual discharge has a 0.2 percent chance of reaching 1520 cubic feet per second.[5]
Geography and geology
The elevation near the mouth of Browns Creek is Шаблон:Convert above sea level.[6] The elevation of the creek's source is between Шаблон:Convert above sea level.[2]
The surficial geology in the vicinity of Browns Creek mostly features a glacial or resedimented till known as the Wisconsinan Till and bedrock consisting of sandstone and shale. However, a large patch of Wisconsinan Ice-Contact Stratified Drift is situated near the creek's middle reaches. A few other small patches of it are located near the creek. Alluvium occurs along the creek in some places and there is a patch of sandstone and shale pits.[7]
A feature identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as an obstruction occurs on Browns Creek in Jackson Township, near a private road.[8]
Watershed
The watershed of Browns Creek has an area of Шаблон:Convert.[3] The creek is entirely within the United States Geological Survey quadrangle of Kingston.[6]
The watershed of Browns Creek is less developed than the areas in the vicinity of the main stem of Toby Creek. However, the Browns Creek watershed is beginning to urbanize.[1] There are several wetlands along the creek. A pond known as Beckers Pond is also in the watershed.[7]
History
Browns Creek was entered into the Geographic Names Information System on August 2, 1979. Its identifier in the Geographic Names Information System is 1170385.[6]
In 2000, as many as 5500 gallons of gasoline escaped from a ruptured pipeline in the vicinity of the watershed of Browns Creek. A total of three streams were affected by the gasoline leak: Browns Creek, a tributary of Browns Creek, and Huntsville Creek. Of these, Browns Creek was the second-most impacted stream. The most affected stream was the tributary of Browns Creek, where dead fish and aquatic wildlife were observed after the spill.[9]
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