Nuangola Outlet
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{{Infobox river
| name = Nuangola Outlet
| image = Nuangola Outlet looking downstream.JPG
| image_caption = Nuangola Outlet looking downstream
| source1_location = Nuangola Lake in Rice Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
| mouth_location = Little Wapwallopen Creek in Rice Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|41.14874|-75.95398|region:US-PA|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| progression = Little Wapwallopen Creek → Chesapeake Bay
| length = {{convert|1.8|mi|km|abbr=on}}
| source1_elevation = between {{convert|1180|and|1200|ft|m}}
| mouth_elevation = {{convert|1056|ft|m|abbr=on}}
| basin_size = {{convert|2.35|sqmi|km2|abbr=on}}
}}
Nuangola Outlet is a tributary of Little Wapwallopen Creek in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately {{convert|1.8|mi|km}} long and flows through Rice Township.{{Citation|author = United States Geological Survey|url = http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/|title = The National Map Viewer|accessdate = January 17, 2015|author-link = United States Geological Survey}} The watershed of the stream has an area of {{convert|2.35|sqmi|km2}}. Wisconsinan Till and bedrock consisting of sandstone, shale, conglomerate, and coal occur in the watershed. There are also several lakes and patches of wetland. The stream was observed to have "excellent" water quality in the 1970s.
Course
File:Nuangola Outlet looking upstream.JPG
Nuangola Outlet begins in Nuangola Lake in Rice Township, a few hundred feet east of the border between Rice Township and Nuangola. It flows east for a few tenths of a mile, passing through one lake and entering another lake. From the southern end of the second lake, the stream flows south and passes through two more small lakes after a few tenths of a mile. It then crosses Interstate 81 and turns southeast and then east. After a short distance, the stream reaches its confluence with Little Wapwallopen Creek.
Nuangola Outlet joins Little Wapwallopen Creek {{convert|14.55|mi|km}} upstream of its mouth.{{Citation|url = http://www.lycoming.edu/cwi/pdfs/paGazetterOfStreams.pdf|title = Pennsylvania Gazetteer of Streams|page = 107|date = November 2, 2001|accessdate = January 18, 2015}}
Geography and geology
The elevation near the mouth of Nuangola Outlet is {{convert|1056|ft|m}} above sea level.{{Citation|author = Geographic Names Information System|url = http://gnis.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=136:3:0::NO::P3_FID,P3_TITLE:1193052,Nuangola%20Outlet|title = Feature Detail Report for: Nuangola Outlet|accessdate = January 18, 2015|author-link = Geographic Names Information System}} The elevation near the stream's source is between {{convert|1180|and|1200|ft|m}} above sea level.
Nuangola Outlet is situated just south of Penobscot Knob.{{Citation|author = Duane D. Braun|url = http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/cs/groups/public/documents/document/dcnr_015802.zip|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140524160620/http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/cs/groups/public/documents/document/dcnr_015802.zip|url-status = dead|archive-date = May 24, 2014|title = Surficial geology of the Wilkes-Barre West 7.5-minute quadrangle, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania|page = 14|year = 2008|accessdate = January 18, 2015}}
Most of the surficial geology in the vicinity of Nuangola Outlet consists of a glacial or resedimented till known as Wisconsinan Till. However, bedrock consisting of sandstone, conglomerate, shale, and coal also occurs near the stream, especially on Penobscot Mountain.
Watershed
The watershed of Nuangola Outlet has an area of {{convert|2.35|sqmi|km2}}. The stream is entirely within the United States Geological Survey quadrangle of Wilkes-Barre West.
A wastewater treatment plant with a capacity of 87,500 gallons per day discharges into Little Wapwallopen Creek through Nuangola Outlet. The treatment plant is operated by Wilbar Realty and serves 176 homes in the Laurel Lake Village housing development.{{Citation|url = http://www.nuangola.com/537/537body.htm|title = Nuangola Borough - Act 537 Study|accessdate = January 18, 2015}}
There are a number of lakes in the watershed of Nuangola Outlet, one of which is Nuangola Lake. Nuangola Lake has an area of approximately 97 acres. There are also several wetlands in the watershed.
History
Nuangola Outlet was entered into the Geographic Names Information System on August 2, 1979. Its identifier in the Geographic Names Information System is 1193052.
In the 1970s, Nuangola Outlet was observed to have "excellent" water quality.{{Citation|author = Edward R. Brezina, Pennsylvania Bureau of Water Quality Management|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=MposAQAAMAAJ&q=%22Nuangola+Outlet%22|title = A Listing of Aquatic Biological Stream Investigations: June, 1968 to January, 1974|page = 40|year = 1974|accessdate = January 18, 2015}}
Biology
The trout populations of Nuangola Outlet have been reduced by more than 50 percent.{{Citation|author = Eastern Pennsylvania Coalition for Abandoned Mine Reclamation|url = http://www.coldwaterheritage.org/docs/2009-grantees/solomon-creek-conservation-plan.pdf?sfvrsn=0|title = Solomon Creek Coldwater Conservation Plan|page = 120|accessdate = January 18, 2015}}
See also
- Pond Creek (Little Wapwallopen Creek), next tributary of Little Wapwallopen Creek going downstream
- List of rivers of Pennsylvania
References
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External links
- [https://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Nuangola_Outlet&output=classic&dg=oo&z=14 Map of Nuangola Outlet]
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Category:Rivers of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania