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For other streams named Monocacy, see Monocacy (disambiguation).
Monocacy Creek near downtown Bethlehem, 2007
Monocacy Creek (pronounced muh-naw-cuh-see) is a tributary of the Lehigh River in Northampton County, Pennsylvania in the United States.
One of only 56 limestone streams in the state of Pennsylvania, the creek's headwaters lie in the slate belt, near the borough of Chapman.
From Chapman, the Monocacy follows a 20.3-mile (32.7 km) course through the limestone Lehigh Valley, to its confluence with the Lehigh River in the city of Bethlehem.
The creek is used by many people in the Lehigh Valley for fishing.
Monocacy Creek is not connected to the Monocacy River in Maryland.
See also
Transportation infrastructure of the Lehigh Valley Interstates U.S. Routes Pennsylvania Routes New Jersey Routes County Routes Named roads/streets Bridges Albertus L. Meyers Bridge · Hill to Hill Bridge · Philip J. Fahy Memorial Bridge · Minsi Trail Bridge · Easton–Phillipsburg Toll Bridge · Northampton Street Bridge · Interstate 78 Toll Bridge
Tunnels Public transportation Lehigh and Northampton Transportation Authority (Bethlehem Loop) · Trans-Bridge Lines · NJ Transit
Airports Waterways Lehigh Canal · Delaware Division of the Pennsylvania Canal · Lehigh River · Delaware River · Monocacy Creek · Little Lehigh Creek · Jordan Creek
Rail References
- Gertler, Edward. Keystone Canoeing, Seneca Press, 2004. ISBN 0-9749692-0-6
External links
Categories:- Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
- Tributaries of the Lehigh River
- Rivers of Pennsylvania
- Geography of Northampton County, Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania geography stubs
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