Culver Creek (Pennsylvania)
| Culver Creek Culver's Creek | |
|---|---|
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Osborn Culver Pond in Ross Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania |
| • elevation | between 1,120 and 1,140 feet (340 and 350 m) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Shickshinny Lake on Shickshinny Creek in Union Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania |
• coordinates | 41°13′31″N 76°10′59″W / 41.22516°N 76.18293°W |
• elevation | 935 ft (285 m) |
| Length | 1.1 mi (1.8 km) |
| Basin size | 1.10 sq mi (2.8 km2) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Shickshinny Creek → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay |
Culver Creek (also known as Culver's Creek[1]) is a tributary of Shickshinny Creek in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 1.1 miles (1.8 km) long and flows through Ross Township and Union Township.[2] The watershed of the creek has an area of 1.10 square miles (2.8 km2). It is designated as a Coldwater Fishery and a Migratory Fishery. The surficial geology along the creek and in its vicinity consists of Wisconsinan Till, Wisconsinan Bouldery Till, alluvial fan, and bedrock consisting of sandstone and shale.
Course[edit]
Culver Creek begins in Osborn Culver Pond in Ross Township. It flows southeast for several hundred feet before turning south-southeast for several tenths of a mile and entering Union Township. After several tenths of a mile, the creek turns south and then southeast and reaches its confluence with Shickshinny Creek in Shickshinny Lake.[2]
Culver Creek joins Shickshinny Creek 6.72 miles (10.81 km) upstream of its mouth.[3]
Geography and geology[edit]
The elevation near the mouth of Culver Creek is 935 feet (285 m) above sea level.[4] The elevation near the creek's source is between 1,120 and 1,140 feet (340 and 350 m) above sea level.[2]
The surficial geology along most of Culver Creek features a glacial or resedimented till known as Wisconsinan Till. There is also a patch of Wisconsinan Bouldery Till near the creek's headwaters and a patch of alluvial fan at its mouth. The surficial geology in the vicinity of the creek also features bedrock consisting of sandstone and shale in a number of places.[5]
Watershed[edit]
The watershed of Culver Creek has an area of 1.10 square miles (2.8 km2).[3] The creek is entirely within the United States Geological Survey quadrangle of Shickshinny.[4] It is near the village of Muhlenburg.[6] The creek's headwaters are in a pond, which is known as Osborn Culver Pond and its mouth is in a lake, which is known as Shickshinny Lake.[2]
History[edit]
Culver Creek was entered into the Geographic Names Information System on August 2, 1979. Its identifier in the Geographic Names Information System is 1172822.[4]
In 1892, plans were made to construct a stone arch bridge across Culver Creek in Ross Township. This bridge was to cost $250.[1]
Biology[edit]
The entire drainage basin of Culver Creek is designated as a Coldwater Fishery and a Migratory Fishery.[7]
See also[edit]
- Reyburn Creek, next tributary of Shickshinny Creek going downstream
- List of rivers of Pennsylvania
References[edit]
- ^ a b The Scranton Republican from Scranton, Pennsylvania · Page 8, The Scranton Republican, November 7, 1892, retrieved January 21, 2015
- ^ a b c d United States Geological Survey, The National Map Viewer, archived from the original on March 29, 2012, retrieved January 20, 2015
- ^ a b Pennsylvania Gazetteer of Streams (PDF), November 2, 2001, p. 53, retrieved January 20, 2015
- ^ a b c Geographic Names Information System, Feature Detail Report for: Culver Creek, archived from the original on January 21, 2015, retrieved January 20, 2015
- ^ Duane D. Braun (2008), Surficial geology of the Shickshinny 7.5-minute quadrangle, Columbia and Luzerne Counties, Pennsylvania, p. 21, archived from the original on May 24, 2014, retrieved January 21, 2015
- ^ Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Environmental Resources (1970), Water Resources Bulletin, Issue 6, Part 1, p. 84, retrieved January 21, 2015
- ^ § 93.9k. Drainage List K. Susquehanna River Basin in Pennsylvania Susquehanna River, Pennsylvania Code, retrieved January 21, 2015