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Wissahickon Creek
The Wissahickon Creek runs through Philadelphia's vast Fairmount Park. This creek is a great reprieve from the confines of the city and is only about a 20 minute drive from downtown...assuming light traffic, which may be wishful thinking. A tributary of the Schuylkill river, this creek is stocked with trout but also has lots of natives in its depths as well. There are a few dams leftover from long-gone mills and other industries that once occupied the park where waters are deep and slow. Aside from these areas, the creek is fairly fast and shallow, with solid channels that allow...
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