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Sterry Creek begins on a mountain in Jessup. It flows west for a short distance before turning northwest for a few tenths of a mile. The creek then turns southwest and enters the O'Conner
Reservoir. From the northwestern corner of the reservoir, it turns west-northwest for a few tenths of a mile. The
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in the borough of Jessup. Debris gathering at culverts on the creek causes it to back of and flood nearby properties and basements. The creek is a "mostly quiet stream" that is usually "little more than a trickle". However, once every ten years, it overflows its banks and damages nearby properties.
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of Sterry Creek at its mouth has a 10 percent chance of reaching 320 cubic feet per second. It has a 2 percent chance of reaching 380 cubic feet per second and a 1 percent chance of reaching 410 cubic feet per second. The peak annual discharge has a 0.2 percent chance of reaching 460 cubic feet per
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conservation and recreation area along Sterry Creek was proposed in the
Lackawanna River Watershed Conservation Plan. The conservation plan also recommended that the boroughs of Olyphant and Jessup include protection of the creek in their zoning plans. Additionally, the creek was on the Watershed
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before turning northeast and reentering Jessup. The creek then turns north-northwest again and reenters
Olyphant, where it turns north-northwest again for several tenths of a mile and reenters Jessup. In Jessup, it turns due west for a few tenths of a mile before turning north-northwest for a few
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Approximately 700 feet (210 m) upstream of Lane Street, the peak annual discharge has a 10 percent chance of reaching 410 cubic feet per second. It has a 2 percent chance of reaching 890 cubic feet per second and a 1 percent chance of reaching 1220 cubic feet per second. The peak annual
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crossing has a 10 percent chance of reaching 560 cubic feet per second and a 2 percent chance of reaching 560 cubic feet per second. It has a 1 percent chance of reaching 1490 cubic feet per second and a 0.2 percent chance of reaching 2640 cubic feet per second.
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on August 2, 1979. Its identifier in the
Geographic Names Information System is 1199619. The creek is also known as Storrs Creek. This name appears in Patton's Philadelphia and Suburbs Street and Road Map, which was published in 1984.
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As of the late 20th century, approximately 10 percent of the watershed of Sterry Creek consists of residential development. Much of this was near the
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Sterry Creek experiences total flow loss. It begins to lose flow by the time it reaches the Mid Valley
Industrial Park. There are also deposits of
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Sterry Creek was given a stream ranking of "Low" in the
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378:watershed
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309:sea level
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795:(1909),
470:See also
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756:May 11,
447:Biology
330:. From
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