North Mahanoy Creek

North Mahanoy Creek
Mahanoy Creek in Girardville, Pennsylvania
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Bear Head in Delano Township, Pennsylvania
• elevation	1,889 ft (576 m)
Mouth
• location	Mahanoy Creek in Mahanoy City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
• coordinates	40°48′50″N 76°08′29″W / 40.8140°N 76.1415°W / 40.8140; -76.1415
• elevation	1,224 ft (373 m)
Length	4.4 mi (7.1 km)
Basin size	5.99 sq mi (15.5 km2)
Basin features
Progression	Mahanoy Creek → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay
Tributaries
• right	"Pole Run", "Cold Run", two other unnamed tributaries

North Mahanoy Creek is a tributary of Mahanoy Creek in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. It is approximately 4.4 miles (7.1 km) long and flows through Delano Township, Mahanoy Township, and Mahanoy City.^[1] The watershed of the creek has an area of 5.99 square miles (15.5 km²). The creek is designated as an impaired waterbody due to sedimentation/siltation and water/flow variation from abandoned mine drainage. The creek is relatively small, an ephemeral stream in its lower reaches, and is located within the Western Middle Anthracite Field.

The watershed of North Mahanoy Creek is in the upper part of the Mahanoy Creek drainage basin. It is one of the major tributaries of Mahanoy Creek. A number of bridge have been constructed over North Mahanoy Creek. The creek's watershed is designated as a Coldwater Fishery and a Migratory Fishery. It has a few macroinvertebrate taxa, but no fish. However, wild trout naturally reproduce in two of its unnamed tributaries.