Tunkhannock Creek (Susquehanna River tributary)

River

Tunkhannock Creek

Tunkhannock Creek looking upstream near Nicholson, Pennsylvania

Physical characteristics
Source|
• location| Jackson Township, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania
Mouth|

• location

| Susquehanna River in Tunkhannock, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania

• coordinates

| 41°32′09″N 75°56′48″W﻿ / ﻿41.5357°N 75.9467°W﻿ / 41.5357; -75.9467
Length| 42.3 mi (68.1 km)
Basin size| 413 sq mi (1,070 km2)
Basin features
Progression| Tunkhannock Creek → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay
Tributaries|
• left| Rock Creek, Bear Swamp Creek, East Branch Tunkhannock Creek, South Branch Tunkhannock Creek
• right| Bell Creek, Nine Partners Creek, Partners Creek, Tower Branch, Millard Creek, Utley Brook, Martins Creek, Horton Creek, Field Brook, Monroe Creek, Oxbow Creek, Billings Mill Brook, Swale Brook
Tunkhannock Creek looking downstream near Nicholson The Tunkhannock Viaduct crossing over the creek near Nicholson, Pennsylvania

Tunkhannock Creek is a 42.3-mile-long (68.1 km)[1] tributary of the Susquehanna River in Northeastern Pennsylvania.

English translations of the Lenni-Lenape Tunkhannock vary, including "meeting of the waters", "small stream", "wilderness stream", and "wooded stream". Most sources note, however, that hanna, as in Susque-, Toby-, Loyal-, Tunkhannock, and Lackawanna, suggests "moving water."

Tunkhannock Creek is traced northeast along PA Highway 92 to its source of Cheraine Pond near Jackson. It has an eastern branch that rises in Herrick Township to the east and north of Elk Mountain and a southern branch that rises near Montdale in Scott Township. Tunkhannock Creek's major tributaries include, Nine Partners Creek, East Branch Tunkhannock Creek, Horton Creek, Martins Creek, Hop Bottom Creek, and South Branch Tunkhannock Creek.[2]

The 2,400-foot-long (730 m) Erie Lackawanna Railway Tunkhannock Viaduct (called locally the "Nicholson Bridge"), featuring multiple high concrete arches, passes over the creek near Nicholson.

Tunkhannock Creek empties into the Susquehanna at Tunkhannock in Wyoming County.[3]

## South Branch Tunkhannock Creek

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The South Branch joins the main branch approximately 1.8 miles (2.9 km) downstream of the community of East Lemon, and approximately 6.3 miles (10.1 km) upstream of the Susquehanna River.

## See also

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* List of rivers of Pennsylvania

## References

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1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed August 8, 2011
2. ^ Barnes Stone, Joyce E (1 October 1997). "Tunkhannock Creek Conservation Plan" (PDF). Pennsylvania Environmental Council. p. 2. Retrieved 17 January 2016.[dead link‍]
3. ^ Gertler, Edward. Keystone Canoeing, Seneca Press, 2004. ISBN 0-9749692-0-6

## External links

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* U.S. Geological Survey: PA stream gaging stations

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Susquehanna River system

Lower Susquehanna River|

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* Chesapeake Bay (mouth)
* Deer Cr.
* Octoraro Cr.
* West Br.
* East Br.
* Conowingo Cr.
* Broad Cr.
* Muddy Cr.
* Pequea Cr.
* Conestoga R.
* Little Conestoga Cr.
* Mill Cr.
* Cocalico Cr.
* (Hammer Cr.)
* (Middle Cr.)
* Muddy Cr.
* Chiques Cr.
* Little Chiques Cr.
* Codorus Cr.
* South Br.
* (East Br.)
* Conewago Cr. (W)
* Little Conewago Cr.
* Bermudian Cr.
* (South Br.)
* Conoy Cr.
* Conewago Cr. (E)
* Swatara Cr.
* Manada Cr.
* Quittapahilla Cr.
* Little Swatara Cr.
* Lower Little Swatara Cr.
* Spring Cr.
* Paxton Cr.
* Yellow Breeches Cr.
* Mountain Cr.
* Conodoguinet Cr.
* Middle Spring Cr.
* Muddy Run
* Clark Cr.
* Shermans Cr.
* Juniata R.
* Powell Cr.
* Wiconisco Cr.
* Mahantango Cr.
* Pine Cr.
* Mahantango Cr (Snyder County).
* (North Br.)
* (West Br.)
* Mahanoy Cr.
* Schwaben Cr.
* Little Mahanoy Cr.
* Shenandoah Cr.
* Penns Cr.
* Middle Cr.
* Pine Cr.
* (Elk Cr.)
* Sinking Cr.
* Shamokin Cr.
* Little Shamokin Cr.
* West Br. Susquehanna R.

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Juniata River|

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* Susquehanna R. (mouth)
* Buffalo Cr.
* Cocolamus Cr.
* Tuscarora Cr.
* East Licking Cr.
* Lost Cr.
* Jacks Cr.
* Kishacoquillas Cr.
* Honey Cr.
* Aughwick Cr.
* Blacklog Cr.
* Little Aughwick Cr.
* Sideling Hill Cr.
* Raystown Br. Juniata R.
* Great Trough Cr.
* Yellow Cr.
* Brush Cr.
* Dunning Cr.
* (Bobs Cr.)
* Standing Stone Cr.
* Shaver Cr.
* Frankstown Br. Juniata R.
* Beaverdam Br.
* Clover Cr.
* Piney Cr.
* Little Juniata R.
* Spruce Cr.
* Bald Eagle Cr.

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West Branch Susquehanna River|

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* Susquehanna R. (mouth)
* Chillisquaque Cr.
* West Branch Chillisquaque Cr.
* Buffalo Cr.
* Muddy Run
* Drury Run
* White Deer Cr.
* White Deer Hole Cr.
* Black Hole Cr.
* Muncy Cr.
* Little Muncy Cr.
* Loyalsock Cr.
* Elk Cr.
* Little Loyalsock Cr.
* Lycoming Cr.
* Larrys Cr.
* Antes Cr.
* Pine Cr.
* Little Pine Cr.
* (Texas Cr.)
* (Blockhouse Cr.)
* Slate Run
* Babb Cr.
* Marsh Cr.
* West Branch Pine Cr.
* Bald Eagle Cr.
* Fishing Cr.
* (Little Fishing Cr.)
* Beech Cr.
* Marsh Cr.
* Spring Cr.
* Wallace Run
* Tangascootack Cr.
* Young Womans Cr.
* Kettle Cr.
* Cross Fork
* Lick Run
* Sinnemahoning Cr.
* First Fork
* Bennett Branch
* Driftwood Branch
* Birch Island Run
* Mosquito Cr.
* Moshannon Cr.
* Black Moshannon Cr.
* Trout Run
* Clearfield Cr.
* Little Clearfield Cr.
* Beaverdam Run
* Anderson Cr.
* Chest Cr.

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Middle Susquehanna River|

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* West Branch Susquehanna R.
* Mahoning Cr.
* Roaring Cr.
* South Branch Roaring Cr.
* (Mugser Run)
* Catawissa Cr.
* Fishing Cr.
* Hemlock Cr.
* Little Fishing Cr.
* Huntington Cr.
* West Branch Fishing Cr.
* (East Branch Fishing Cr.)
* Kinney Run
* Nescopeck Cr.
* Black Cr.
* Little Nescopeck Cr.
* Big Wapwallopen Cr.
* Little Wapwallopen Cr.
* Harveys Cr.
* Solomon Cr.
* Lackawanna R.
* Spring Brook
* Roaring Brook
* Bowman Cr.
* Tunkhannock Cr.
* Martins Cr.
* Nine Partners Cr.
* Mehoopany Cr.
* Meshoppen Cr.
* White Cr.
* Tuscarora Cr.
* Sugar Run Cr.
* Wyalusing Cr.
* Wysox Cr.
* Towanda Cr.
* South Br.
* Schrader Cr.
* Sugar Cr.
* Chemung R.

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Chemung River|

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* Susquehanna R. (mouth)
* Baldwin Cr.
* Bentley Cr.
* Seeley Cr.
* South Cr.
* Newtown Cr.
* Cohocton R.
* Meads Cr.
* Mud Cr.
* Campbell Cr.
* Fivemile Cr.
* Tioga R.
* Canisteo R.
* (Tuscarora Cr.)
* (Bennetts Cr.)
* (Canacadea Cr.)
* Cowanesque R.
* (Troups Cr.)
* Crooked Cr.
* Mill Cr.

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Upper Susquehanna River|

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* Chemung R.
* Cayuta Cr.
* Wappasening Cr.
* Pipe Cr.
* Owego Cr.
* Catatonk Cr.
* Apalachin Cr.
* Nanticoke Cr.
* Choconut Cr.
* Chenango R.
* Tioughnioga R.
* (Otselic R.)
* Canasawacta Cr.
* Genegantslet Cr.
* Sangerfield R.
* Snake Cr.
* Salt Lick Cr.
* Starrucca Cr.
* Kelsey Brook
* Unadilla R.
* Butternut Cr.
* Wharton Cr.
* Ouleout Cr.
* Otego Cr.
* Charlotte Cr.
* Schenevus Cr.
* Cherry Valley Cr.
* Burditt Brook
* Black Brook
* Chase Cr.
* Oaks Cr.
* Fly Cr.
* Phinney Cr.
* Lidell Cr.
* Canadarago Lake (source)
* Red Cr.
* Otsego Lake (New York) (source)

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