toby creek known toby creek tributary pennsylvania united_states approximately miles long flows dallas kingston watershed creek area square miles km2 entire drainage basin designated migratory fishery parts designated fishery fishery trout fishery creek named tributaries said degraded conditions experience severe pollution considered impaired creek underground watershed occupies creek watershed mainly rural pennsylvania route pennsylvania route route partially billion creek drainage basin mills built creek 1800s bridges constructed creek experienced significant floods course toby creek begins dallas township flows south southeast short distance turning south southeast creek flows east southeast alongside pennsylvania route miles passing dallas way crosses pennsylvania route enters point turns east tenths mile receives tributary left creek turns south slightly east miles flowing far pennsylvania route entering turns south southeast crossing pennsylvania route receiving tributary right point creek enters water gap flowing close pennsylvania route tenths mile gradually turns northeast turns south southeast briefly passing exits water gap tenths mile creek turns south crossing pennsylvania route entering disappears surface creek reappears flows west tenths mile turning south south southwest tenths mile downstream reaches confluence border joins miles mouth tributaries named tributaries joins toby creek miles upstream mouth watershed area square miles km2 joins toby creek miles upstream mouth watershed area square miles km2 lower reaches toby creek coal mining waste early 1900s modern times watershed toby creek considered impaired described showing degraded conditions rank creek high levels nutrients combined sewer overflow watershed near mouth creek discharge toby creek lower reaches lowest august september averages cubic feet second july october average discharge relatively low cubic feet second respectively highest average occur april march cubic feet second respectively highest average monthly discharge cubic feet second april severe floods discharge cubic feet second lowest recorded average monthly discharge time cubic feet second occurred september average discharge creek cubic feet second height creek ranged feet feet feet severe floods ranges creek specific ranges micro centimeter value historically somewhat higher creek slightly average ranges concentration water creek waters ranges concentration dissolved oxygen waters ranges typically concentration carbon dioxide waters creek ranges concentration ranges concentration ranges concentration ranges concentration ranges concentration ranges concentration ranges average concentration total dissolved creek historically slightly higher total tons dissolved flow creek day calcium concentration waters ranges concentration ranges concentration iron creek ranges concentration aluminum measured concentrations copper measured concentration measured concentrations measured geography geology climate elevation near mouth toby creek feet sea level elevation creek source feet sea level gradient relatively low upper miles creek elevation decreases rate feet mile lower miles elevation decreases rate feet mile passes gorge downstream flows broad lands creek surrounded steep slopes borough topography creek watershed described rough hilly book watershed affected channel toby creek rock formations consisting sandstone occur vicinity coal deposits creek lower reaches rocks formation occur vicinity toby creek bedrock feet underground areas watershed large basin water away kingston creek gravity massive underground pipe distance creek pressure creek situated creek protected dallas township creek length relocated places square miles km2 watershed toby creek annual rate precipitation ranges inches average inches waters creek site velocity feet second water temperature measured times january august january february march ranged watershed watershed area square miles km2 watershed situated north central creek entirely united_states geological survey kingston stream density square miles km2 watershed miles square mile km2 total percent segment watershed forested percent urban watershed municipalities kingston dallas dallas township adjacent mile kilometer long stretch land main stem toby creek highly stretch land begins dallas near creek passes kingston mountain regions associated creek watershed adjacent watershed predominantly rural percent forested land considerably common grassland percent urban land percent total percent creek watershed consists wetlands percent consists mining lands mining land confined area near mouth creek watershed toby creek narrow lower reaches broader middle upper reaches watershed developed number employees creek drainage basin expected increase pennsylvania route runs watershed north south direction pennsylvania route watershed northwestern portion route passes southernmost total million gallons water day withdrawn tributaries million gallons day percent removed registered water suppliers million gallons day percent removed commercial industrial purposes million gallons day percent removed mineral purposes million gallons day percent removed residential purposes reservoir known located watershed toby creek capacity approximately billion gallons main source flooding dallas main sources flooding borough kingston creek floods cause little damage relatively undeveloped borough creek act management plan numerous swamps lakes ponds watershed toby creek history toby creek entered august ancient fortification located plain near fort elliptical measures feet feet creek miles beginning 1800s roads going valley toby creek built late 1800s early 1900s operated toby creek late early 1800s built kingston later came owned tore buckingham carbon parker constructed paper mill toby creek later built small creek site paper mill constructed mill creek built mill approximately miles upstream torn late 1800s longer needed early 1900s main industries watershed agriculture coal mining creek water power mills time crossed watershed following creek entire length delaware followed traversed watershed followed creek lower reaches severe floods watershed occurred december june floods peak cubic feet second respectively heights reached feet feet numerous bridges built toby creek built repaired built repaired built bridges built creek dallas township bridge built toby creek built repaired built repaired built repaired bridges built creek underwent project biology drainage basin toby creek upstream tributary designated fishery migratory fishery creek downstream toby creek disappears surface drainage basin designated trout fishery migratory fishery point downstream creek mouth drainage basin designated fishery wild trout naturally reproduce creek downstream mouth concentration bacteria waters toby creek measured colonies imp number stream segments studied section toby creek found habitat specific problems faced creek site include lack poor substrate low cover low quality sediment deposition borough dallas plans construct creek
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