Manada CreekTopographical MapFeature Detail Report for: Manada CreekManada Creek Watershed is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed January 17, 2019 tributary of Swatara Creek in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania in the United States. The watershed drains approximately 32 sq mi (83 km). The name is derived the Lenape word "menatey", meaning "island". The History of Dauphin County
Course The creek is born in Blue Mountain at Fort Indiantown Gap, East Hanover Township by the confluence of several branches, flowing southwest. The gap through the mountains which it flows through is known as Manada Gap. Later, it becomes the border of East Hanover and West Hanover townships, continuing to wind through forests and agricultural farmland before spilling into the Swatara Creek along the outskirts of the unincorporated community of Sand Beach.
The tributary Walnut Run joins Manada Creek in East Hanover Township.
Variant names The stream was known originally as Monody Creek.Native American Placenames of the United States Bright, William. University of Oklahoma Press, 2004Indian Placenames in America, Volume 1 Nestor, Sandy. McFarland, 2015 Several variant names are not included into the Geographic Names Information System. These variants include: Manady Manity Mannadys Monady Monaday Monnaday Monaidy Monday
See also List of rivers of Pennsylvania Fort Manada Manada Furnace Manada Gap, Pennsylvania Manada Hill, Pennsylvania
References
External links Manada Conservancy Community Organizations U.S. Geological Survey: PA stream gauging stations USGS 01573482 Water Data - Manada Creek at Manada Gap, PA Indian Names data chart "Chapter 4"