Jordan Creek (Pennsylvania Dutch: Hollenbach) is a tributary of Little Lehigh Creek in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.Gertler, Edward. Keystone Canoeing, Seneca Press, 2004.
Geography Jordan Creek arises from a natural spring on Blue Mountain. The spring is located downhill from the Bake Oven Knob shelter on the Appalachian Trail in Heidelberg Township in Lehigh County. The water course then flows intermittently downhill past Mountain Road, carrying further south through Heidelberg Township and passing through the Trexler Nature Preserve in Schnecksville.
Jordan Creek joins Little Lehigh Creek in Allentown before soon flowing into the Lehigh River. It drains an area of .
Along with Bethlehem, Egypt, and Emmaus, Jordan Creek is one several Lehigh Valley locations whose name was inspired by locations referenced in the Bible.
Tributaries Elk Ridge Run Haasadahl Creek Hegel's Run Macintosh Run Mill Creek Schantz Valley Creek Switzer Creek Thicket Run
See also List of rivers of Pennsylvania Trexler Nature Preserve
References
External links
Pennsylvania stream gaging stations at the United States Geological Survey