Shamokin Creek
Shamokin Creek is a tributary of the Susquehanna River in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 32.4 miles long and flows through Mount Carmel, Mount Carmel Township, Coal Township, Shamokin, Ralpho Township, Shamokin Township, Snydertown, Upper Augusta Township, and Sunbury.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: tributary of the Susquehanna River
- Also known as: “Great Shamokin Creek” and “Middle Branch Shamokin Creek”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Veterans Memorial Bridge and Northumberland County Courthouse.
Veterans Memorial Bridge
Bridge
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The Veterans Memorial Bridge is a prestressed concrete continuous stringer/multi-beam highway bridge that carries Pennsylvania Routes 61 and 147 across the Susquehanna River near Sunbury, Pennsylvania.
Northumberland County Courthouse
Courthouse
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The Northumberland County Courthouse is an historic county courthouse located in Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. Erected in 1865, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
Shikellamy High School
School
Shikellamy High School is a public high school located in Sunbury, Pennsylvania, United States. The school was named after Oneida Chief Shikellamy. The building was built in 1929.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shamokin Dam and Selinsgrove.
Shamokin Dam
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Shamokin Dam is a borough in Snyder County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,647 at the 2020 census. "Shamokin", or "Shahëmokink" in the Delaware language, and Schahamokink in another Algonquian language, means "place of eels." The borough name is also derived from a 10-foot-tall dam that was built across the Susquehanna River in the 19th century.
Selinsgrove
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Selinsgrove is the largest borough in Snyder County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population is estimated to be 5,761 for the 2020 Census. Selinsgrove is geographically located in the middle of the Susquehanna River Valley in Central Pennsylvania, along U.S. Routes 11 and 15, 45 miles north of Harrisburg and 5.7 miles southwest of Sunbury.
Kapp Heights
Hamlet
Kapp Heights is a census-designated place located in Point Township, Northumberland County in the state of Pennsylvania. The community is located very close to the borough of Northumberland along Pennsylvania Route 147, near the confluence of the West Branch Susquehanna River and Susquehanna Rivers. Kapp Heights is situated 4 miles north of Shamokin Creek.
Shamokin Creek
- Category: body of water
- Location: Northumberland, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
Discover Shamokin Creek from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Catalan to German—“Shamokin Creek” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Shamokin Creek”
- Cebuano: “Shamokin Creek”
- German: “Shamokin Creek”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Sunbury and Hummels Wharf.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lake Augusta and Sunbury Fabridam.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Shamokin Creek”. Photo: Jakec, CC BY-SA 3.0.