Polk Valley Run

Polk Valley Run
Poke Valley Run, Snipe Valley Creek
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Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationvalley between Kohlberg and Swoveberg in Lower Saucon Township, Pennsylvania
 • elevation500 ft (150 m)
Mouth 
 • location
Saucon Creek in Hellertown, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates
40°34′02″N 75°20′28″W / 40.56724°N 75.34100°W / 40.56724; -75.34100
 • elevation
289 ft (88 m)
Length1.9 mi (3.1 km)
Basin size2.13 sq mi (5.5 km2)
Discharge 
 • locationnear Hellertown, Pennsylvania
 • minimum0.21 cu ft/s (0.0059 m3/s)
 • maximumnearly 450 cu ft/s (13 m3/s)
Basin features
ProgressionSaucon Creek → Lehigh RiverDelaware RiverDelaware Bay

Polk Valley Run (also known as Poke Valley Run or Snipe Valley Creek) is a tributary of Saucon Creek in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. It is approximately 1.9 miles (3.1 km) long and flows through Lower Saucon Township and Hellertown.[1] The watershed of the stream has an area of 2.13 square miles (5.5 km2). A reach of the stream is designated as an impaired waterbody due to siltation from agriculture. However, wild trout and other wildlife are present in and around it. Most of the watershed is forested.

  1. ^ United States Geological Survey, The National Map Viewer, retrieved March 11, 2017