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properties of 0.125 acres or less makes up 1.6 square miles (4.47%) of the watershed and commercial land occupies 1.15 square miles (3.2%). 1.06 square miles (2.96%) of the watershed is occupied by a combination of forested and mining lands and 0.86 (2.4%) is occupied by a combination of industrial
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The Oquaga-Wellsboro-Lackawanna soil association is found in the upper reaches of Mill Creek as well as in the southwestern part of the watershed. The Oquaga-Lordstown-Arnot soil association is found a large portion of the central reaches of the watershed and the
Chenango-Pope-Wyoming is found in a
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report), the pH ranged from 5.4 to 6.5, the concentration of acidity ranged from 0 to 8 parts per million, and the concentration of alkalinity ranged from 8 to 26 parts per million. The iron concentration ranged from 0 to 0.2 parts per million and the sulfate concentration ranged from 8 to 55 parts
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Mountain Road. The lowest elevation in the watershed is 530 feet (160 m) above sea level at the confluence of the creek with the Susquehanna River. The highest elevation is 2,160 feet (660 m) above sea level on the tops of ridges on the southeastern edge of the watershed. The
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small part of the central reaches of the watershed. The Strip mine-Mine dump soil association is found in the northern part of the watershed, near the
Susquehanna River, and also in parts of the central reaches of the watershed.
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is found in the Mill Creek watershed. In the watershed, it can be found as low as 800 feet (240 m) below sea level. However, on the tributary
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formation occupies much of the southern part of the Mill Creek watershed (in Bear Creek and Jenkins Townships, mostly), along with some areas of the
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settlers near the mouth of Mill Creek in spring 1771. In early 1772, Nathan Chapman gained 40 acres of land on a
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679:Categories
652:75°52′12″W
649:41°15′38″N
401:Mill Creek
359:References
353:blockhouse
281:Laurel Run
138:alkalinity
116:raw sewage
112:deep mines
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460:March 31,
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338:Pennamite
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332:A small
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