Middle Creek[1] is a 15.5-mile-long (24.9 km)[2] tributary of Cocalico Creek in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, in the United States.
| Middle Creek | |
|---|---|
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| Location | |
| Country | Lebanon and Lancaster Counties, Pennsylvania, United States[1] |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Schaefferstown, Pennsylvania |
| • elevation | 318 feet (97 m)[1] |
| Mouth | |
• location | Cocalico Creek at Rothsville, Pennsylvania |
| Length | 15.5 miles (24.9 km) |
History
editSince the 1930s, newspapers have reported that Middle Creek would be one of multiple creeks and streams that would be stocked with Brook trout by the Pennsylvania Fish Commission or Lancaster County for trout fishing season.[3][4][5]
The Buck Hill Farm Covered Bridge once spanned Middle Creek prior to 1966.
Geography
editThere is a dam between Hopeland and Kleinfeltersville creating a small lake in the Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area, also known as State Game Lands #46.
Middle Creek joins Cocalico Creek just upstream from Hammer Creek near the village of Rothsville.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Geographic Names Information System. "GNIS entry for Middle Creek (Feature ID # 1181022)". Retrieved 2011-06-15.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed August 8, 2011
- ^ Keyser, Earl E. "Rod and Gun." Lancaster, Pennsylvania: The Sunday News, April 3, 1938. p. 10 (subscription required).
- ^ "Stocking Set for 6 Streams." Lancaster, Pennsylvania: Intelligencer Journal, April 27, 1974, p. 17 (subscription required).
- ^ Crable, Ad. "Gone Fishing: 34,000 trout ready to be caught as season opens Saturday." Lancaster, Pennsylvania: LNP Always Lancaster, March 24, 2019, p. C19.