Nesquehoning Creek | |
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Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Highest of two: on south face Broad Mountain above Hometown |
• coordinates | 40°51′00″N 75°58′30″W / 40.85°N 75.975°W |
• elevation | 1,360 feet (415 m) |
Mouth | |
• location | Lehigh River between Jim Thorpe and Nesquehoning, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
• coordinates | 40°52′32″N 75°45′41″W / 40.8755°N 75.7615°W |
Length | 14.9 mi (24.0 km)[1] |
Nesquehoning Creek is an east flowing 14.9-mile-long (24.0 km)[1] tributary of the Lehigh River in northeastern Pennsylvania in the United States.[2]
Nesquehoning Creek joins the Lehigh River 2 miles (3.2 km) upstream of the borough of Jim Thorpe in Carbon County.[2]