Sugarloaf Creek
| Sugarloaf Creek | |
|---|---|
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Valley in Hazle Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| • elevation | 1,460 ft (450 m) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Tomhicken Creek in North Union Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
• coordinates | 40°55′35″N 76°09′03″W / 40.92641°N 76.15084°W |
• elevation | 1,014 ft (309 m) |
| Length | 3.5 mi (5.6 km) |
| Basin size | 3.34 sq mi (8.7 km2) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Tomhicken Creek → Catawissa Creek → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay |
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.