Sugarloaf Creek
| Sugarloaf Creek | |
|---|---|
| Basin features | |
| Main source | valley in Hazle Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania 1,460 ft (450 m) |
| River mouth | Tomhicken Creek in North Union Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania 1,014 ft (309 m) 40°55′35″N 76°09′03″W / 40.92641°N 76.15084°WCoordinates: 40°55′35″N 76°09′03″W / 40.92641°N 76.15084°W |
| Progression | Tomhicken Creek → Catawissa Creek → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay |
| Basin size | 3.34 sq mi (8.7 km2) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Length | 3.5 mi (5.6 km) |
Sugarloaf Creek is a tributary of Tomhicken Creek in Luzerne County and Schuylkill County, in Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 3.5 miles (5.6 km) long and flows through Hazle Township and Black Creek Township in Luzerne County and North Union Township in Schuylkill County. The watershed of the stream has an area of 3.34 square miles (8.7 km2). The stream is considered to be a Coldwater Fishery. The main rock formation in the stream's watershed are the Mauch Chunk Formation and the main soil is the Hazleton soil. The creek has been impaired by acid mine drainage from the Oneida Number One Tunnel.
Sugarloaf Creek begins in a broad valley in Hazle Township, Luzerne County, with Little Sugarloaf Mountain to the north. It flows west for a few tenths of a mile before receiving an unnamed tributary. It then continues west and a short distance later exits Hazle Township and enters Black Creek Township, Luzerne County. The creek continues west, soon receiving another unnamed tributary and then entering Lake Susquehanna. The creek exits the lake on its southwestern corner, leaving Black Creek Township and Luzerne County. It enters North Union Township, Schuylkill County and then turns north for a few hundred feet, reentering Black Creek Township, Luzerne County. The creek then turns west and enters Lake Choctaw, where it reenters North Union Township, Schuylkill County. On the western side of the lake, the creek continues west-southwest for nearly a mile. It then turns northwest and reaches its confluence with Tomhicken Creek after a few tenths of a mile.
Sugarloaf Creek joins Tomhicken Creek 5.08 miles (8.18 km) upstream of its mouth.
Sugarloaf Creek is considered to be impaired for aquatic life by acid mine drainage/pH in its upper reaches. All of the acid mine drainage comes from the Oneida Number One Tunnel. The creek is one of the sources of acid mine drainage that flows into Tomhicken Creek.
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