Schwaben Creek starts in Mahanoy Township, south of Line Mountain.

The creek flows westward through a valley, going past the communities of Leck Kill and Greenbrier before exiting Mahanoy Township.

The creek's valley begins getting wider as it passes St. Peters Church and leaves Washington Township.

[3] 2,963 acres (1,199 ha) of the Schwaben Creek watershed consist of pastures and similar land.

[3] The Himmel's Church Covered Bridge crosses Schwaben Creek at Rebuck.

[11] A total of 30,085 pounds (13,646 kg) of sediment flow through Schwaben Creek per day.

[3] The average annual rainfall over a 19-year period in the Schwaben Creek watershed is 39.3 inches (1,000 mm).

[8] Almost all of the streams in the Schwaben Creek watershed are considered "impaired" by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.

[12] The average elevation in the Schwaben Creek watershed is 819 feet (250 m) above sea level.

[8] Erosion channels are present in impaired parts of the streams in the Schwaben Creek watershed.

A large number of furniture pieces were made in the Schwaben Creek valley in the very late 18th century and early 1800s.

The furniture was made by Pennsylvania German inhabitants, including Johannes Mayer.

[8] There are a total of twenty known species of fish in the creek near the community of Red Cross.