Wild Creek Dam
Wild Creek Dam is a dam in Towamensing Township, Carbon County, Pennsylvania. Wild Creek Dam is situated nearby to the nature reserve Beltzville State Park, as well as near the hamlet Kresgeville.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Beltzville State Park.
Beltzville State Park
Nature reserve
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Beltzville State Park is a 3,002-acre Pennsylvania state park in Franklin and Towamensing townships, Carbon County, Pennsylvania in the United States. The park opened in 1972, and was developed around the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers flood control project Beltzville Dam on Pohopoco Creek. Beltzville State Park is situated 2½ miles southwest of Wild Creek Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kresgeville and Little Gap.
Kresgeville
Hamlet
Photo: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kresgeville is an unincorporated community in Monroe County, Pennsylvania. Kresgeville is located on U.S. Route 209, 6 miles west-southwest of Brodheadsville. Kresgeville has a post office with ZIP code 18333, which opened on January 5, 1846. Kresgeville is situated 3½ miles east of Wild Creek Dam.
Little Gap
Hamlet
Little Gap is a village in eastern Lower Towamensing Township, Pennsylvania on the Aquashicola Creek, which is crossed by a covered bridge, open to vehicular traffic. Blue Mountain Resort is located just to the south of the village, which is split between the Danielsville, Kunkletown, and Palmerton ZIP Codes of 18038, 18058, and 18071, respectively. Little Gap is situated 5 miles southeast of Wild Creek Dam.
Jonas
Neighborhood
Jonas is an unincorporated community in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community is located on Route 534 in Polk Township. It is split between the Effort ZIP code of 18330 and the Kunkletown ZIP code of 18058. Jonas is situated 6 miles northeast of Wild Creek Dam.
Wild Creek Dam
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Carbon County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
- Location: Towamensing Township, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.89527° or 40° 53′ 43″ northLongitude
-75.56269° or 75° 33′ 46″ westElevation
820 feet (250 metres)Open location code
87G6VCWP+4WOpenStreetMap ID
way 936502298OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
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In Other Languages
“Wild Creek Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Wild Creek Dam”
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