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Middle Creek (Toms Creek tributary)

Coordinates: 39°41′05″N 77°17′46″W / 39.6846°N 77.2962°W / 39.6846; -77.2962
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Middle Creek (Toms Creek tributary)
Monocacy River watershed
Middle Creek (Toms Creek tributary) is located in Maryland
Middle Creek (Toms Creek tributary)
Location of the mouth
Middle Creek (Toms Creek tributary) is located in Pennsylvania
Middle Creek (Toms Creek tributary)
Middle Creek (Toms Creek tributary) (Pennsylvania)
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania, Maryland
CountiesAdams, Frederick
Physical characteristics
MouthToms Creek
 • coordinates
39°41′05″N 77°17′46″W / 39.6846°N 77.2962°W / 39.6846; -77.2962

Middle Creek is a 17.1-mile-long (27.5 km)[1] tributary of Toms Creek in Pennsylvania and Maryland in the United States.[2]

Middle Creek is born on the eastern slope of the Blue Ridge Mountains, and from there flows through Adams County, Pennsylvania and Frederick County, Maryland to join Toms Creek near Emmitsburg.[2]

Water from Middle Creek flows via Toms Creek, the Monocacy River, and the Potomac River to Chesapeake Bay and eventually the Atlantic Ocean.

Intersections, north-to-south
Intersection Location/Description Coordinates
Source South Mountain [specify]
Perennial point[3] 39°48′05″N 77°26′29″W / 39.80132°N 77.44149°W / 39.80132; -77.44149
confluence Swamp Creek
confluence Spring Run
confluence Muddy Run
state line Adams County, Pennsylvania & Frederick County, Maryland
mouth Toms Creek

See also

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References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed August 15, 2011
  2. ^ a b Gertler, Edward. Keystone Canoeing, Seneca Press, 2004. ISBN 0-9749692-0-6
  3. ^ The National Map (Map). National Hydrography Dataset. USGS. Retrieved 2011-06-28.