Toms Creek (Monocacy River tributary) explained

Toms Creek (Monocacy River tributary)
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Pennsylvania, Maryland
Subdivision Type3:Counties
Subdivision Name3:Adams, Frederick
Mouth:Monocacy River
Mouth Coordinates:39.6397°N -77.2762°W
Tributaries Left:Copper Run, Flat Run, Middle Creek
Tributaries Right:Miney Branch, Friends Creek, Turkey Creek
Custom Label:Namesakes
Custom Data:Toms Creek Hundred

Toms Creek is a 20.8adj=midNaNadj=mid[1] tributary of the Monocacy River in Pennsylvania and Maryland in the United States. Via the Monocacy River, it is part of the Potomac River watershed, flowing to Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Ocean.

The creek rises on South Mountain in southwestern Adams County, Pennsylvania, and flows south, then southeast, through Iron Springs and Carroll Valley, Pennsylvania, and past Emmitsburg, Maryland.

Intersections, north-to-south
IntersectionLocation/DescriptionCoordinates
Source
Perennial flow39.7947°N -77.4461°W[2]
Bridge1836 roadway bridge
Populated placeMaria Furnace
Bridge1888 B&H RR (replaced 1912 by the Auburn Shale Brick Company of Gettysburg)39.7725°N -77.4098°W
Bridgecovered Burr arch39.7669°N -77.3869°W
ConfluenceMiney Branch39.7362°N -77.3687°W
PA/MD state line
ConfluenceMiddle Creek<--small>39.7234°N -77.2289°W-->
MouthMonocacy River<--small>39.7202°N -77.2177°W[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed August 15, 2011
  2. Web site: The National Map . NHD Viewer . . NationalMap.gov (USGS) . 2011-07-26.
  3. at confluence point (Rock Creek west bank and Marsh Creek north bank) at water level & at base of 8 foot embankment)