Cocalico Creek

Cocalico Creek
Cocalico Creek

Bucher's Mill Covered Bridge spans Cocalico Creek in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Origin Stricklerstown, Pennsylvania
Mouth Conestoga River at Talmage, Pennsylvania
Basin countries Lebanon and Lancaster Counties, Pennsylvania, United States
Length 27.2 miles (43.8 km)
Source elevation 1,320 feet (400 m)
Mouth elevation 278 feet (85 m)
Basin area 140 square miles (360 km2)

Cocalico Creek is a 27.2-mile-long (43.8 km)[1] tributary of the Conestoga River in Lebanon and Lancaster counties in Pennsylvania in the United States. The source is at an elevation of 1,320 feet (400 m) near Stricklerstown in Millcreek Township, Lebanon County. The mouth is the confluence with the Conestoga River at an elevation of 278 feet (85 m) at Talmage in West Earl Township, Lancaster County.[2]

The name of the creek comes from the Lenape, meaning "snake dens".[3]

Cocalico Creek flows south for 10 miles (16 km), then southwest 16 miles (26 km). The Cocalico Creek watershed has a total area of 140 square miles (360 km2) and is part of the larger Chesapeake Bay drainage basin via the Susquehanna River.[4]

Tributaries

  • Hammer Creek
  • Middle Creek
  • Meadow Run
  • Indian Run
  • Cooper Run
  • Stony Run
  • Little Cocalico Creek

See also

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed August 8, 2011
  2. ^ Shaw, Lewis C.. 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 ed.). Harrisburg, PA: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Environmental Resources (no ISBN). 
  3. ^ "Indian Names Data Chart". Susquehanna River Basin Commission. http://www.srbc.net/docs/IndianNamesDataChart.PDF. Retrieved 2006-09-04. 
  4. ^ "Chesapeake Bay Program: Watershed Profiles: The Cocalico Creek - At Talmage Watershed". Chesapeake Bay Program Office, 10 Severn Avenue, Suite 109, Annapolis, MD 21403. http://www.chesapeakebay.net/wspv31/(3fwefm55tzka3q45qloiyxbu)/WspAbout.aspx?basno=251&topic=5. Retrieved 2006-09-03. 
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