Mountain Creek (Yellow Breeches Creek tributary)
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Mountain Creek is a {{convert|20.9|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}}U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. [http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ The National Map], accessed August 8, 2011 tributary of Yellow Breeches Creek in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.{{GNIS|1181950}}
Course
Mountain Creek starts in the South Mountain Range and Michaux State Forest and flows through them and Pine Grove Furnace State Park. After leaving the state park, the stream runs through Toland and the Holly Gap Marsh Preserve. It flows through the borough of Mount Holly Springs and joins with Yellow Breeches Creek near the borough.google.com/maps
Upper Mountain Creek is impounded by a dam to create a mountain reservoir, Laurel Lake
=Tributaries=
- Hunters Run
- Tagg Run
- Sage Run
- Iron Run
- Toms Run
Recreation
Mountain Creek is a popular stocked trout stream, stocked with Brook, Brown, and Rainbow trout.fishandboat.com In the headwaters and tributaries, there is a fair population of wild Brook Trout.flyfisherman.com
See also
- List of rivers of Pennsylvania
- {{C|South Mountain Range (Maryland−Pennsylvania)}}
References
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Category:Rivers of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
Category:South Mountain Range (Maryland−Pennsylvania)