Jordan Creek (Pennsylvania) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Jordan Creek
Jordan Creek in Allentown, Pennsylvania
Other name(s)	Hollenbach in Pennsylvania_German_language
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Lehigh
City	Allentown, Pennsylvania
Physical characteristics
Main source	Heidelberg Township, Lehigh County 40°44′01″N 75°44′08″W / 40.73361°N 75.73556°W / 40.73361; -75.73556
River mouth	Little Lehigh Creek Allentown, Lehigh County 40°36′04″N 75°27′41″W / 40.60111°N 75.46139°W / 40.60111; -75.46139
Length	34.1 mi (54.9 km)
Basin features
Basin size	75.8 sq mi (196 km2)

Jordan Creek, also known as Hollenbach in Deitsch, is a 34.1-mile-long (54.9 km) tributary of Little Lehigh Creek in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, in the United States.

Jordan Creek arises from a natural spring on blue mountain. The spring is located just downhill from the Bake Oven Knob shelter on the Appalachian Trail in Lehigh County. The water course then intermittently flows downhill past Mountain Road. Carrying further south through Heidelberg Township, the creek then passes through the Trexler Nature Preserve.

Jordan Creek joins Little Lehigh Creek in the city of Allentown, before soon flowing into the Lehigh River. It drains an area of 75.8 square miles (196 km²).

Tributaries

• Switzer Creek
• Mill Creek (Jordan Creek)
• Hegel's Run
  • Schantz Valley Creek
• Elk Ridge Run
• Macintosh Run
• Thicket Run
• Haasadahl Creek