Additionally, the northeastern corner of the city includes a narrow set of swamps and marshlands running north to south along Swamp Creek.
In August 1851, while out riding his run, Nathan Burrows spotted a stockman panning for gold along Swamp Creek.
The highway enters Brewster and becomes Bridge Street, traveling north over Swamp Creek to end at an intersection with US 97.
Then gold was found at Hanging Rock and nearby Swamp Creek in 1852.
The site is located on a floodplain and terrace overlooking the Etowah River from the north, near its confluence with Long Swamp Creek.
It is drained by the Swamp Creek into the Perkiomen Creek and uses the Barto zip code of 19504.
It was formerly called Swamp Creek.
It is drained by the Swamp Creek into the Perkiomen Creek.
Forest Wander Lake 17 is a 39 acre impoundment of Swamp Creek in Iron County.
Most of Swamp Creek is classified as a Class II Trout Stream.