Cocalico Creek
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| Origin | Stricklerstown, Pennsylvania |
| Mouth | Conestoga River at Talmage, Pennsylvania |
| Basin countries | Lebanon and Lancaster Counties, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Length | 26.6 miles (42.8 km) |
| Source elevation | 1320 feet (402 m) |
| Mouth elevation | 278 feet (84.7 m) |
| Basin area | 140 square miles (363 km²) |
Cocalico Creek is a 26.6 miles (42.8 km) long tributary of the Conestoga River located in Lebanon and Lancaster Counties in Pennsylvania in the United States. The source is at an elevation of 1320 feet (402 m) near Stricklerstown in Millcreek Township, Lebanon County. The mouth is the confluence with the Conestoga River at an elevation of 278 feet (84.7 m) at Talmage in West Earl Township, Lancaster County.[1]
The name of the creek comes from the Lenape, meaning "snake dens".[2]
Cocalico Creek flows south for 10 miles (16.1 km), then southwest 16 miles (25.7 km). The Cocalico Creek watershed has a total area of 140 square miles (363 km²) and is part of the larger Chesapeake Bay drainage basin via the Susquehanna River.[3]
[edit] Tributaries
- Hammer Creek
- Middle Creek
- Meadow Run
- Indian Run
- Cooper Run
- Stony Run
- Little Cocalico Creek
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Shaw, Lewis C. [June, 1984]. Pennsylvania Gazetteer of Streams Part II (Water Resources Bulletin No. 16), Prepared in Cooperation with the United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey, 1st Edition, Harrisburg, PA: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Environmental Resources (no ISBN).
- ^ Indian Names Data Chart. Susquehanna River Basin Commission. Retrieved on 2006-09-04.
- ^ Chesapeake Bay Program: Watershed Profiles: The Cocalico Creek - At Talmage Watershed. Chesapeake Bay Program Office, 10 Severn Avenue, Suite 109, Annapolis, MD 21403. Retrieved on 2006-09-03.
