Jordan Creek (Pennsylvania)

Jordan Creek
Jordan Creek in Allentown in January 2007
Map
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyLehigh
CityAllentown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationHeidelberg Township, Lehigh County
 • coordinates40°44′01″N 75°44′08″W / 40.73361°N 75.73556°W / 40.73361; -75.73556[3]
MouthLittle Lehigh Creek
 • location
Allentown, Lehigh County
 • coordinates
40°36′04″N 75°27′41″W / 40.60111°N 75.46139°W / 40.60111; -75.46139[3]
Length34.1 mi (54.9 km)[1]
Basin size75.8 sq mi (196 km2)[2]
Discharge 
 • locationAllentown[2]
 • average157 cu ft/s (4.4 m3/s)[2]
 • minimum8.7 cu ft/s (0.25 m3/s)
 • maximum1,390 cu ft/s (39 m3/s)

Jordan Creek (Pennsylvania Dutch: Hollenbach) is a 34.1-mile-long (54.9 km)[1] tributary of Little Lehigh Creek in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.[4]

  1. ^ a b "National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data". The National Map. U.S. Geological Survey. Archived from the original on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
  2. ^ a b c "USGS Current Conditions for USGS 01452000 Jordan Creek at Allentown, PA". U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  3. ^ a b "Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) - Jordan Creek". U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  4. ^ Gertler, Edward. Keystone Canoeing, Seneca Press, 2004. ISBN 0-9749692-0-6