301:. It then turns south-southwest for several tenths of a mile, entering Gibson Township. After more than a mile, the creek turns southwest for several tenths of a mile before turning south-southwest and entering Harford Township. In this township, it flows south-southwest for a few miles before turning southeast and then south. After several tenths of a mile, the creek turns southwest for several tenths of a mile before crossing
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over the creek and T-582 were built in 1961 in
Harford Township and are 215.9 feet (65.8 m) long. One was repaired in 1984 and the other in 2009. Another steel stringer/multi-beam or girder bridge carrying T-548/Podunk Road over the creek was built in 1968 2.1 miles (3.4 km) east of Harford
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of Butler Creek at Gibson between 1974 and 1979 ranged from 11.9 cubic feet per second (0.34 m/s) in 1976 to 17.5 cubic feet per second (0.50 m/s) in 1979. In 1974 and 1975, the discharges were 13.4 and 12.6 cubic feet per second (0.38 and 0.36 m/s), respectively. In 1977 and 1978, the
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nearby, as well as one small patch of alluvial fan. Wisconsinan Till continues to line the sides of the valley and bedrock is present on nearby hills. In the upper reaches, the surficial geology along the creek mainly includes
Wisconsinan Till, but there are patches of alluvial fan, alluvium, and
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October 1973 and September 1979, the months where Butler Creek had the highest average discharge at Gibson were March and January; the discharges were 31 and 24 cubic feet per second (0.88 and 0.68 m/s), respectively. The months with the lowest average discharge were August and July,
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where it turns east for a few tenths of a mile, entering another wetland and passing through Butler Lake. From the southern end of the lake, the creek flows south-southwest for several tenths of a mile before turning west for a short distance and then turning south-southwest again. After several
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over the creek was built in Gibson
Township in 1999 and is 38.1 feet (11.6 m) long. A steel stringer/multi-beam or girder bridge carrying T-582/Penny Hill Road over the creek 3 miles (4.8 km) southeast of Harford was built in 2009 and is 50.9 feet (15.5 m) long.
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naturally reproduce in Butler Creek from its headwaters down to an unnamed tributary unofficially known as Gibson Creek, a distance of 6.07 miles (9.77 km). The creek serves as a transition between cold headwater streams and larger, warmer creeks.
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before continuing south-southwest. After several tenths of a mile, it turns south-southeast and then southwest for a few tenths of a mile, receiving the tributary Little Butler Creek from the
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In the
Harford quadrangle, the alluvium in the valley of Butler Creek can be up to 12 feet (3.7 m) thick. The creek is separated from its tributary Little Butler Creek by two broad, low
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There are several boat docks on Butler Lake, a lake on Butler Creek. The
Susquehanna County Natural Areas Inventory has recommended removing these and replacing them with a single
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in the lake's northeastern corner. Although there is recreational development pressure, the
Susquehanna County Natural Areas Inventory also opposed flooding the bog with a dam.
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One of the largest forested blocks in
Harford Township is situated along Butler Creek and its tributaries. It forms a "critical starting point" for
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on nearby hills. Further upstream, the surficial geology along the creek continues to consist mainly of alluvium, but there are several patches of
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Butler Creek is approximately 12 miles (19 km) long. The creek joins Nine
Partners Creek 1.40 miles (2.25 km) upstream of its mouth.
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Thompson. The creek also flows through the quadrangle of Harford. Its mouth is located within 1 mile (1.6 km) of Harding Corners.
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11.9 cubic feet per second (0.34 m/s) (annual average, 1976); 17.5 cubic feet per second (0.50 m/s) (annual average, 1979)
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A steel stringer/multi-beam or girder bridge carrying T-548/Podunk Road over Butler Creek was built 3 miles (4.8 km) south of
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of Butler Creek are in a lake known as Butler Lake. A number of bridges have also been constructed over the creek. Wild
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Surficial geology of the Lenoxville 7.5-minute quadrangle, Susquehanna, Lackawanna, and Wyoming Counties, Pennsylvania
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Butler Creek begins on an unnamed pond on a hill in Jackson Township. It flows south for a short distance, entering a
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Butler Lake, a lake on Butler Creek, is listed on the Susquehanna County Natural Areas Inventory. The lake is a
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on Butler Creek at Gibson. The area of the creek's watershed at this gage is 7.38 square miles (19.1 km).
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with average discharges of 2.4 and 2.3 cubic feet per second (0.068 and 0.065 m/s), respectively.
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A 24-acre (9.7 ha) lake known as Butler Lake is on Butler Creek in its upper reaches. There is a
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habitat, though there is some residential development along its shoreline. There is a large floating
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conservation there. A block of forested land is also present along the creek in Gibson Township.
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Assessment Summary for Reporting Year 2006 Pennsylvania, Upper Susquehanna-Tunkhannock Watershed
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of Butler Creek has an area of 20.8 square miles (54 km). The mouth of the creek is in the
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Nine Partners Creek in Harford Township, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania near Harding Corners
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average annual discharges were 13.9 and 17.3 cubic feet per second (0.39 and 0.49 m/s).
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By the 1870s, there was a village known as Burrow's Hollow in the vicinity of Butler Creek.
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Surficial geology of the Thompson 7.5-minute quadrangle, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania
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on August 2, 1979. Its identifier in the Geographic Names Information System is 1170794.
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Surficial geology of the Harford 7.5-minute quadrangle, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania
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of the creek has an area of 20.6 square miles (53 km). The creek has one named
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in 1920 and repaired in 1982 and is 37.1 feet (11.3 m) long. Two prestressed
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wetlands. At the headwaters, there is Butler Lake and patches of wetlands and
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unnamed pond on a hill in Jackson Township, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania
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naturally reproduce within it, and forested blocks occur along the creek.
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Pennsylvania Wild Trout Waters (Natural Reproduction) - July 2016
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A Natura Areas Inventory of Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania
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and is 53.2 feet (16.2 m) long. A two-span concrete
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partly or fully block off individual valleys. Along with
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Butler Creek is not designated as an impaired waterbody.
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Butler Creek has one named tributary, which is known as
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and reaching its confluence with Nine Partners Creek.
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quadrangle of Lenoxville, while its source is in the
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along Butler Creek near its mouth mainly consists of
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352:of Butler Creek is 892 feet (272 m) above
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891:History of Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania
1047:Rivers of Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania
530:were observed in the creek in the 1930s.
865:USGS 01533800 Butler Creek at Gibson, PA
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718:USGS 01533800 Butler Creek at Gibson, PA
692:USGS 01533800 Butler Creek at Gibson, PA
397:Wisconsinan Ice-Contact Stratified Drift
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749:Feature Detail Report for: Butler Creek
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637:, November 2, 2001, pp. 43, 87
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558:Leslie Creek (Nine Partners Creek)
541:in the southern part of the lake.
474:Butler Creek was entered into the
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631:Pennsylvania Gazetteer of Streams
371:, although there is one patch of
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1052:Tributaries of Tunkhannock Creek
1020:Pennsylvania Angler, Volumes 7-8
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247:Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania
950:Pennsylvania Science Office of
860:United States Geological Survey
713:United States Geological Survey
687:United States Geological Survey
592:United States Geological Survey
453:United States Geological Survey
564:List of rivers of Pennsylvania
419:" that was little affected by
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27:Physical characteristics
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492:or girders bridges carrying
437:West Branch Lackawanna River
128: • elevation
55: • elevation
158: • location
79: • location
45: • location
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168: • average
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214: • right
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831:Duane D. Braun (2010),
800:Duane D. Braun (2010),
769:Duane D. Braun (2007),
597:The National Map Viewer
348:The elevation near the
59:1,780 feet (540 m)
16:A Creek in Pennsylvania
1057:Rivers of Pennsylvania
952:The Nature Conservancy
503:Pennsylvania Route 547
470:History and recreation
295:Pennsylvania Route 492
189:Nine Partners Creek →
344:Geography and geology
140:12 miles (19 km)
132:892 feet (272 m)
668:on November 21, 2015
411:partially filled by
331:The average annual
318:Little Butler Creek
243:Nine Partners Creek
219:Little Butler Creek
181:Basin features
111:41.7285°N 75.6764°W
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1023:, 1938, p. 20
923:Susquehanna County
425:glacial deposition
886:Emily C. Blackman
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191:Tunkhannock Creek
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235:Butler Creek
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22:Butler Creek
528:Brook trout
511:boat launch
464:stream gage
312:Tributaries
228:Butler Lake
225:Waterbodies
205:Tributaries
186:Progression
114: /
1041:Categories
570:References
457:quadrangle
433:Bell Creek
274:headwaters
102:75°40′35″W
99:41°43′43″N
1027:August 8,
1004:August 8,
967:August 8,
929:August 8,
907:August 8,
871:August 8,
845:August 9,
783:August 9,
755:August 8,
724:August 8,
698:August 8,
672:August 8,
641:August 8,
608:August 8,
449:watershed
443:Watershed
402:peat bogs
389:sandstone
379:known as
354:sea level
333:discharge
324:Hydrology
267:tributary
263:watershed
239:tributary
162:at Gibson
149:Discharge
954:(2006),
888:(1873),
814:July 22,
552:See also
490:box beam
435:and the
369:alluvium
539:bog mat
517:Biology
499:culvert
486:Harford
385:bedrock
290:wetland
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358:source
284:Course
261:. The
257:, and
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137:Length
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36:Source
998:(PDF)
991:(PDF)
961:(PDF)
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523:trout
521:Wild
393:shale
350:mouth
299:right
278:trout
237:is a
69:Mouth
1029:2016
1006:2016
969:2016
931:2016
909:2016
896:ISBN
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447:The
413:till
409:cols
391:and
377:till
363:The
272:The
535:bog
245:in
241:of
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