While not usually described as gorges the Philadelphia area contains numerous narrow stream and river valleys which for all practical purposes should be called gorges. Most Philadelphia area gorges are 350 feet or less in depth and have been eroded into erosion resistant metamorphic and sedimentary rocks. Some Philadelphia area gorges now serve as major […]
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Valley Creek originates as a north oriented stream along the Chester Valley south wall and turns in an east-northeast direction to flow along the Chester Valley floor, but before reaching the southeast oriented Schuylkill River turns in a north direction to cross the Chester Valley north wall between Mount Joy and Mount Misery and to […]
