| Swabia Creek Swope Creek, Swabian Creek, Swamp Run | |
|---|---|
 Course of Swabia Creek in eastern Pennsylvania | |
| Etymology | "Swabia" derives from the birthplace of many of the area's early settlers. "Swope" is an anglicization of "Schwab" (a person from Swabia). |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Lehigh, Berks |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Primary (west) branch |
| • location | Rittenhouse Gap |
| • coordinates | 40°28′26″N 75°37′37″W / 40.4739852°N 75.6268548°W |
| 2nd source | East branch |
| • location | Hensingersville Dam |
| • coordinates | 40°29′16″N 75°34′56″W / 40.487766°N 75.582127°W |
| • elevation | 843 ft (257 m) |
| 3rd source | Headwater of Mountain Creek |
| • location | Upper Milford Township, Pennsylvania |
| • coordinates | 40°29′39″N 75°33′46″W / 40.4942°N 75.5628°W |
| Source confluence | West and east branches |
| • location | Hensingersville, Pennsylvania |
| • coordinates | 40°30′14″N 75°35′43″W / 40.5038°N 75.5953°W |
| • elevation | 433 ft (132 m) |
| Mouth | Little Lehigh Creek |
• location | Macungie, Pennsylvania |
• coordinates | 40°32′09″N 75°32′19″W / 40.53584°N 75.53867°W |
• elevation | 351 ft (107 m) |
| Basin size | 12.37 sq mi (32.0 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Macungie, Pennsylvania |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Little Lehigh Creek |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Mountain Creek, Indian Creek |
Swabia Creek is a tributary of Little Lehigh Creek in Berks and Lehigh Counties in the eastern Pennsylvania region of the Lehigh Valley.