solomon creek tributary pennsylvania united_states approximately miles long flows creek affected acid drainage significant loads iron aluminum creek named tributaries sugar notch run solomon creek watershed located section ridge valley geographical province major rock formations watershed include settled native americans arrived confluence creek 1800s people began arriving watershed exploit natural resources mining especially prevalent watershed 19th 20th centuries point numerous streams altered destroyed fire started devoid fish 1970s fish species including brook trout inhabited creek tributaries number varieties aquatic insects present course starts western northern flows west mountain short distance turning northwards paralleling pennsylvania route briefly pennsylvania route creek enters picks pine creek cuts gap leaving heads picking creek soon turns west having flowed miles point enters tributaries sugar notch run tributaries miles long miles long miles long intermittent stream tributaries officially named known locally lee park tributary historically seven tributaries including named tributaries largely disappeared late 1890s mining watershed solomon creek orange color flows past acid drainage tributaries sugar notch run lose discharge case passing subterranean pools discharge creek cubic feet second highest recorded discharge creek cubic feet second occurred august discharge higher cubic feet second year time period daily load aluminum ranges pounds site pine creek pounds average load pounds day lowest load iron pounds day site pine creek sugar notch run highest pounds day average pounds day solomon creek nottingham second largest largest sources iron discharge coal region contributing iron load region respectively daily load ranges pounds pine creek pounds average daily load pounds load creek ranges site pounds day average load day pounds load ranges pounds sugar notch run pounds average daily load pounds large number sites solomon creek watershed water temperature ranged site sites sugar notch run sites ranged site sugar notch run sites unnamed tributary site sugar notch run site unnamed tributary iron concentration ranged sites acid drainage discharge watershed concentration dissolved oxygen ranged sites pine creek northeast pennsylvania route locations solomon creek watershed drainage discharged miles sixteen kilometers streams creek watershed rendered devoid life drainage according executive director water level risen middle 19th century large amounts sediment creek sediment piles feet creek division street feet feet area sewage discharged creek locations discharged creek additionally debris dams areas creek geology solomon creek located edge ridge valley geographic province section ridge creek watershed called ridge exists red sandstone significant rock formations watershed include olive gray rocks formation formation lie rocks watershed located southwestern sub basin creek glacial deposition glacial period tributary rock formation light gray called feet sea level miles southeast public square lies sandstone formation cross areas containing sandstone found spring run sugar notch run sub upper located lowest elevation watershed feet western creek highest elevation feet elevation creek mouth feet sea level creek source feet sea level coal solomon creek watershed deepest included bed snake island bed bed numbered beds called beds historically parts feet surface completely mined areas banks creek covered coal ash coal sand gravel gravel bars point bars lower reaches creek lower reaches grade solomon gap piles coal ash pink orange piles rise high feet feet similarly colored coal found sediment gravel bars creek soils soils solomon creek watershed include complex hills grade higher steep variety soil appears dark brown bedrock depth inches fast runoff surface covered regular variety soil occurs slopes grade bedrock depth inches slower runoff watershed area watershed square miles watershed area forested land developed land nearly land considered disturbed includes abandoned coal mines specific acres forest acres considered low intensity development acres considered high intensity development acres devoted hay acres considered transition crops grown acres occupy acres wetland makes acres coal mines acres grass occupies acres total miles stream miles watershed deciduous forest occupies southern watershed agricultural land located mouth creek municipalities solomon creek watershed watershed township smaller parts watershed rice township households area average household size people indicates population solomon creek watershed higher average concentration people years age watershed major roads watershed include interstate pennsylvania route designated sub solomon creek watershed upper lower watershed watershed spring run watershed watershed neighboring include history native americans settled solomon creek watershed approximately early european creek living creek named person surname solomon settled mouth creek early 1800s europeans realized natural resources watershed early 1800s tavern called solomon gap population watershed increased significantly coal mining opportunities road started solomon creek called solomon falls solomon creek called beautiful cascade philadelphia portfolio book stated longer picturesque delightful falls feet feet richard constructed foot solomon falls converted house destroyed creek built run destroyed constructed called mill burned constructed 1830s started solomon creek construction planes gap began iron producing forge operated creek powder mill operated replaced brewery discharged waste creek early 20th century creek water supply 1930s 1970s passed mining solomon creek watershed past causing considerable environmental damage mining began beginning 1800s continued 1970s strip mining permit watershed late 1990s starting pools creek stopped having water pumped led flooding damaging buildings watershed hurricane remedy problem flooding known south created water quality creek assessed study observed brook trout inhabiting watershed stream listed impaired account mining plan called solomon creek cold water conservation plan initiated summer continued fire known fire started burning watershed accidentally left lamp hanging timber support red ash coal lamp caused support catch fire fire continue 22nd century fire contained extinguished fire contained eventually spread entirety fire burns feet feet underground temperature approximately creek flooded september severe flood creek time january buildings flooded melting snow numerous floods area creek alternate names solomon creek called locals called moses creek maps pennsylvania created named indian known sure biology study found fish species creek brook trout observed seven locations brook trout especially common tributary sugar notch run trout reproduce tributary reproduce main stem far downstream southern south number fish species observed include creek northern white species fish downstream sites creek sufficient concentrations support trout stream miles watershed home brook trout fisheries area common aquatic insects streams watershed flies sites watershed considered according system sites considered marginal remainder poor recreation located southeastern solomon creek watershed watershed parts watershed forest occupies trails acre located sub watershed creek stocked trout places trails watershed
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