Nesquehoning Creek
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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]
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• location | Highest of two: on south face Broad Mountain above Hometown |
• coordinates | 40.85°N 75.975°W / 40.85; -75.975 |
• elevation | 1,360 feet (415 m) |
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• location | Lehigh River between Jim Thorpe and Nesquehoning, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
• coordinates | 40°52′32″N 75°45′41″W |
Length | 14.9 mi (24.0 km)[1] |
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Nesquehoning Creek joins the Lehigh River 2 miles (3.2 km) upstream of the borough of Jim Thorpe in Carbon County.[2]