Dry Creek (Martins Creek tributary)

{{Infobox river

| name = Dry Creek

| source1_location = unnamed pond in Brooklyn Township, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania

| mouth_location = Martins Creek in Lathrop Township, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania

| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|41.71893|-75.76860|region:US-PA|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| progression = Martins Creek → Tunkhannock Creek → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay

| length_mi = 4.7

| source1_elevation = between {{convert|1540|and|1560|ft|m}}

| mouth_elevation = {{convert|876|ft|m|abbr=on}}

| basin_size_mi2 = 3.32

| tributaries_left = two unnamed tributaries

| tributaries_right = four unnamed tributaries

}}

Dry Creek is a tributary of Martins Creek in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately {{convert|4.7|mi|km}} long and flows through Brooklyn Township and Lathrop Township.{{Citation |author=United States Geological Survey |url=http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ |title=The National Map Viewer |access-date=November 29, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329155652/http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ |archive-date=March 29, 2012 }} The watershed of the creek has an area of {{convert|3.32|sqmi|km2}}. The creek is not designated as an impaired waterbody and is a Coldwater Fishery and a Migratory Fishery. The surficial geology in its vicinity consists of Wisconsinan Till, a lake, and some alluvium in the lower reaches.

Course

Dry Creek begins in an unnamed pond in Brooklyn Township. It flows south for several tenths of a mile and enters Jones Lake, where it receives two unnamed tributaries from the right. From the southern end of Jones Lake, the creek flows south-southeast for a few miles, receiving two unnamed tributaries from the left and two from the right and entering a valley. It then turns south and its valley narrows. After several tenths of a mile, the creek turns south-southwest for a few tenths of a mile, entering Lathrop Township. Shortly after entering Lathrop Township, the creek reaches its confluence with Martins Creek.

Dry Creek joins Martins Creek {{convert|7.73|mi|km}} upstream of its mouth.{{Citation|url = http://www.lycoming.edu/cwi/pdfs/paGazetterOfStreams.pdf|title = Pennsylvania Gazetteer of Streams|pages = 57|date = November 2, 2001|access-date = November 29, 2015}}

Hydrology

Dry Creek is not designated as an impaired waterbody.{{Citation|author = United States Environmental Protection Agency|url = http://oaspub.epa.gov/tmdl/attains_waterbody.control?p_list_id=&p_au_id=PA9308&p_cycle=2006&p_state=PA&p_report_type=A|title = 2006 Waterbody Report for Dry Creek|access-date = November 29, 2015}}{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} The creek only seasonally flows into Martins Creek.{{Citation|author = Emily C. Blackman|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=Hao-AAAAYAAJ&dq=%22Dry+Creek%22+%22susquehanna+county%22+pa&pg=PA111|title = History of Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania|page = 111|year = 1873| publisher=Claxton, Remsen, & Haffelfinger |isbn = 9780788447235|access-date = November 29, 2015}}

Geography and geology

The elevation near the mouth of Dry Creek is {{convert|876|ft|m}} above sea level.{{Citation|author = Geographic Names Information System|url = http://gnis.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=136:3:0::NO:3:P3_FID,P3_TITLE:1173498,Dry%20Creek|title = Feature Detail Report for: Dry Creek|access-date = November 29, 2015}} The elevation of the creek's source is between {{convert|1540|and|1560|ft|m}} above sea level.

The surficial geology in the valley of Dry Creek consists mostly of a till known as Wisconsinan Till, although large patches of alluvium also occur. Additionally, there is a small patch of peat bog.{{Citation|author = Duane D. Braun|url = http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/cs/groups/public/documents/document/dcnr_015827.zip|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140524154806/http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/cs/groups/public/documents/document/dcnr_015827.zip|url-status = dead|archive-date = May 24, 2014|title = Surficial geology of the Hop Bottom 7.5-minute quadrangle, Susquehanna and Wyoming Counties, Pennsylvania|page = 13|year = 2006|access-date = November 29, 2015}} In the upper reaches, the surficial geology alongside the creek consists entirely of Wisconsinan Till, except for Jones Lake.{{Citation|author = Duane D. Braun|url = http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/cs/groups/public/documents/document/dcnr_015790.zip|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140524161654/http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/cs/groups/public/documents/document/dcnr_015790.zip|url-status = dead|archive-date = May 24, 2014|title = Surficial geology of the Montrose East 7.5-minute quadrangle, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania|page = 12|year = 2009|access-date = November 29, 2015}}

Watershed and biology

The watershed of Dry Creek has an area of {{convert|3.32|sqmi|km2}}. The mouth of the creek is in the United States Geological Survey quadrangle of Hop Bottom. However, its source is in the quadrangle of Montrose East. The mouth of the creek is located within {{convert|1|mi|km}} of Hop Bottom.

The designated use for Dry Creek is aquatic life. Williams Field Services Company, LLC has received an Erosion and Sediment Control permit for which the receiving streams are the creek and its unnamed tributaries.{{Citation|work = Pennsylvania Bulletin|url = http://www.pabulletin.com/secure/data/vol44/44-33/1742c.html|title = EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL|date = August 16, 2014|access-date = November 29, 2015}}

Dry Creek is classified as a Coldwater Fishery and a Migratory Fishery.

History

Dry Creek was entered into the Geographic Names Information System on August 2, 1979. Its identifier in the Geographic Names Information System is 1173498.

References

Category:Rivers of Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania

Category:Tributaries of Tunkhannock Creek

Category:Rivers of Pennsylvania