Mauch Chunk Lake
The Mauch Chunk Lake a reservoir in Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania created by damming the White Bear Creek designed by the United States Army Corps of Engineers in early 1972.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Lake
- Description: American water reservoir in northeast Pennsylvania
- Also known as: “Pa-462”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Normal Square and Jim Thorpe.
Normal Square
Hamlet
Normal Square is a village in western Mahoning Township, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, on the edge of Schuylkill County located on Route 443. The Mahoning Creek flows through it eastward to the Lehigh River.
Jim Thorpe
Jim Thorpe is a borough in the Coal Region, near Lehighton, Allentown and the Lehigh Valley, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.
Packerton
Hamlet
Photo: Smallbones, CC0.
Packerton is a village located in Mahoning Township, Carbon County, Pennsylvania on the Lehigh River and U.S. Route 209 between Jim Thorpe and Lehighton. It uses the Lehighton ZIP code of 18235. Packerton is situated 5 miles east of Mauch Chunk Lake.
Mauch Chunk Lake
- Categories: reservoir and body of water
- Location: Carbon County, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.83549° or 40° 50′ 8″ northLongitude
-75.81717° or 75° 49′ 2″ westElevation
958 feet (292 metres)Open location code
87G6R5PM+54OpenStreetMap ID
way 23985381OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=lakeGeoNames ID
5200158Wikidata ID
Q54954213
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