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Hemlock Run

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Hemlock Run has no named tributaries. However, it does have three unnamed tributaries. The first tributary is approximately 0.2 miles (0.32 km) long and joins Hemlock Run near its headwaters. The second tributary is approximately 0.6 miles (0.97 km) or 0.7 miles (1.1 km) long and the
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before turning south-southwest and then south-southeast. The stream enters a deep valley and receives another unnamed tributary from the right. Over the next several tenths of a mile, it gradually turns south and reaches its confluence with West Branch Fishing Creek.
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on the surface. A resedimented glacial till known as the Wisconsinan Flow-Till also occurs near the stream in its lower reaches. The Wisconsinan Till occurs in the upper reaches of the watershed.
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Hemlock Run begins on a mountain known as Roundtop in Davidson Township. It flows south-southwest for several tenths of a mile, receiving an unnamed tributary from the
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near the stream, one on either side of its gorge and waterfall reach. One of the valleys follows Hemlock Run in a northerly direction.
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quadrangle of Sonestown. It is in the eastern part of that quadrangle. The stream is situated on the northern side of
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in the vicinity of Hemlock Run. Upstream of these wingwalls, there are approximately 75 feet (23 m) of R-5
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along the stream's west bank. This riprap is in a layer that is 24 inches (61 cm) thick. The
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of Hemlock Run has an area of 1.28 square miles (3.3 km). The stream is entirely within the
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Hemlock Run joins West Branch Fishing Creek 9.73 miles (15.66 km) upstream of its mouth.
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on August 2, 1979. Its identifier in the Geographic Names Information System is 1176814.
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West Branch Fishing Creek in Davidson Township, Sullivan County, Pennsylvania
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has a permit to maintain the riprap and the streambed with the wingwalls.
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A small portion of the valley of Hemlock Run is on bedrock consisting of
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period of glaciation was in the vicinity of Hemlock Run. There are two
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is between 2,340 and 2,360 feet (710 and 720 m) above sea level.
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List of tributaries of Fishing Creek (North Branch Susquehanna River)
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third tributary is approximately 0.4 miles (0.64 km) long.
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along its length. There are several distinct arcuate ridges of
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Tributaries of Fishing Creek (North Branch Susquehanna River)
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Roundtop in Davidson Township, Sullivan County, Pennsylvania
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Surficial geology of the Sonestown 7.5-Minute Quadrangle
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Index

Hemlock Creek
Mouth
41°19′05″N 76°30′24″W / 41.31804°N 76.50666°W / 41.31804; -76.50666
Fishing Creek
Susquehanna River
Chesapeake Bay
tributary
West Branch Fishing Creek
Sullivan County, Pennsylvania
Davidson Township
right
left
mouth
sea level
source
bedrock
gorge
waterfalls
till
glaciers
late Wisconsinan
buried valleys
sandstone
shale
boulders
quartz
conglomerate
watershed
United States Geological Survey
North Mountain

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