| North Branch Mahantango Creek | |
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| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Shade Mountain in West Perry Township, Pennsylvania |
| Mouth | |
• location | Mahantango Creek in Perry Chapman Townships, Snyder County, Pennsylvania |
• coordinates | 40°38′50″N 76°57′56″W / 40.6472°N 76.9656°W |
• elevation | 438 ft (134 m) |
| Length | 13.3 mi (21.4 km) |
| Basin size | 37 sq mi (96 km2) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Mahantango Creek → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Aline Creek |
North Branch Mahantango Creek is a tributary of Mahantango Creek in Snyder County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is 13.3 miles (21.4 km) long and flows through West Perry Township, Perry Township, and Chapman Township.[1] The creek's mouth is at 438 feet (134 m) above sea level.
The ratio of nitrogen to phosphorus in North Branch Mahantango Creek is 18 to 1. The annual loads of sediment, nitrogen, and phosphorus in the part of the creek that is considered impaired by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection are 2,963,043 pounds (1,344,014 kg), 32,045.85 pounds (14,535.75 kg), and 1,807.092 pounds (819.683 kg), respectively. The main rock types in the watershed are shale, interbedded sedimentary rock, carbonate rock, and sandstone. The creek's watershed has an area of approximately 37 square miles.
- ^ Google Maps, 2014, retrieved May 19, 2014