Sinking Creek
Sinking Creek is a tributary of Penns Creek in Centre County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 19.8 miles long and flows through Harris Township, Potter Township, and Gregg Township.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in the United States of America
- Also known as: “Bear Meadow Run”, “Meadow Sinking Branch Bear Meadow Run”, “Potter Stream”, “Sinking Branch Bear Meadow Run”, “Sinking Branch Penns Creek”, and “Spruce Run”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Potters Mills and Centre Hall.
Potters Mills
Hamlet
Potters Mills is a village in Potter Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States, just east of the Potter-Allison Farm. It is named after General James Potter, who built a log cabin and grist mill there, at what is now the intersection of General Potter Highway and the Old Fort Road. Potters Mills is situated 5 miles southwest of Sinking Creek.
Centre Hall
Village
Photo: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Centre Hall is a borough in Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located in Penns Valley and is part of the State College, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. Centre Hall is situated 6 miles west of Sinking Creek.
Sinking Creek
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Centre County, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Venetian—“Sinking Creek” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Sinking Creek”
- Venetian: “Sinking”
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