Nesquehoning Creek
| Nesquehoning Creek | |
|---|---|
Twin sources of Nesquehoning Creek as Nesquehoning Mountain and Broad Mountain merge in the saddle above Tamaqua, Pennsylvania and below the drainage divide from the Little Schuylkill River below and west. (Image is rotated so east is at bottom) | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Highest of two: on south face Broad Mountain above Hometown |
| • coordinates | 40°51′00″N 75°58′30″W / 40.85°N 75.975°W |
| • elevation | 1,360 feet (415 m) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Lehigh River between Jim Thorpe and Nesquehoning, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
• coordinates | 40°52′32″N 75°45′41″W / 40.8755°N 75.7615°W |
| Length | 14.9 mi (24.0 km) |
Nesquehoning Creek is an east flowing 14.9-mile-long (24.0 km) tributary of the Lehigh River in northeastern Pennsylvania in the United States.
Nesquehoning Creek joins the Lehigh River 2 miles (3.2 km) upstream of the borough of Jim Thorpe in Carbon County.