普朗克提溪

普朗克提溪(英語:Plunketts Creek)是一個大約6.2英里(10公里)長的支流。流經美國賓夕法尼亞州萊康明沙利文縣. 兩個非建制村莊小村莊都在其流域。該溪的流域面積為23.6平方英里(61平方公里),途經五個鄉鎮。

普朗克提溪
Plunketts Creek
Plunketts Creek looking upstream, just north of the mouth in Plunketts Creek Township
Map of Plunketts Creek showing named tributaries and settlements along the creek
普朗克提溪在賓夕法尼亞州的位置
普朗克提溪
Location of the mouth of Plunketts Creek in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania
國家美國
州份賓夕凡尼亞州
CountiesLycoming, Sullivan
流域
源頭Loyalsock State Forest
 • 位置Near Hillsgrove, Hillsgrove Township, Sullivan County, Pennsylvania
 • 座標41°26′41″N 76°44′48″W / 41.44472°N 76.74667°W / 41.44472; -76.74667[1]
 • 海拔1,440英尺(440米)[2]
河口Loyalsock Creek[4]
 • 位置Barbours, Plunketts Creek Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania
 • 座標41°23′55″N 76°47′45″W / 41.39861°N 76.79583°W / 41.39861; -76.79583[1]
 • 海拔725英尺(221米)[1]
流域面積23.6 sq mi(61 km2[3]
本貌
長度6.2 mi(10.0 km)[5][4]

普朗克提溪的名字來自第一個土地的所有者。小溪始流向西南,然後向南通過由密西西比亞期和泥盆紀時期岩石組成的阿勒格尼高原

有兩個小鎮因此河得名(其中有一個已經更名)。溪谷山谷的大部分地區由各種冰川沉積物組成,主要是沖積層。


在19世紀,普朗克提溪的分水嶺被砍伐殆盡,成為製革廠,鋸木廠和煤礦的所在地。今天,這裡林木茂盛,並因其高水質,垂釣和其他休閒機會而聞名。其分水嶺現在成為Loyalsock州定森林,賓夕法尼亞州州立遊憩公園和州立遊憩農場(飼養野雞)的一部份。本地區的旅遊業,狩獵和捕魚相當重要,人口也有增加。

參考文獻

  1. ^ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey. Geographic Names Information System Feature Detail Report: Plunketts Creek. August 2, 1979 [2007-08-05]. (原始內容存檔於2022-10-18). 
  2. ^ USGS. United States Geological Survey Topographic Map, Hillsgrove (PA) Quad. www.topoquest.com. [2008-07-05]. 
  3. ^ Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Watershed Management, Division of Water Use Planning. Pennsylvania Gazetteer of Streams (PDF). Prepared in Cooperation with the United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey. 2001 [2013-06-28]. (原始內容存檔 (PDF)於2015-09-17). 
  4. ^ 4.0 4.1 Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Bureau of Planning and Research, Geographic Information Division. 2007 General Highway Map Lycoming County Pennsylvania (PDF). [2007-08-05]. (原始內容存檔 (PDF)於2016-12-20). 
  5. ^ Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Bureau of Planning and Research, Geographic Information Division. 2007 General Highway Map Sullivan County Pennsylvania (PDF). [2007-08-05]. (原始內容 (PDF)存檔於2014-06-02). 

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