Horton Creek (Tunkhannock Creek)
| Horton Creek | |
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Horton Creek looking downstream
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| Basin features | |
| Main source | pond in Brooklyn Township, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania between 1,480 and 1,500 feet (451 and 457 m) |
| River mouth | Tunkhannock Creek in Nicholson, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania 715 ft (218 m) 41°37′02″N 75°47′39″W / 41.6172°N 75.7942°WCoordinates: 41°37′02″N 75°47′39″W / 41.6172°N 75.7942°W |
| Progression | Tunkhannock Creek → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay |
| Basin size | 16.9 sq mi (44 km2) |
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| Physical characteristics | |
| Length | 11 mi (18 km) |
Horton Creek is a tributary of Tunkhannock Creek in Susquehanna County and Wyoming County, in Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 11 miles (18 km) long and flows through Brooklyn Township and Lathrop Township in Susquehanna County and Nicholson Township and Nicholson in Wyoming County. The watershed of the creek has an area of 16.9 square miles (44 km2). The creek is not designated as an impaired waterbody and has no named tributaries. The topography of the creek's watershed has been described as "rough and hilly" and its channel is sinuous.
The watershed of Horton Creek is largely rural and sparsely developed. There are several lakes and a swamp in the creek's watershed. The watershed is mostly located in northeastern Wyoming County and southern Susquehanna County. The area in the creek's vicinity was settled by the 1810s. In the early 1900s, major industries included quarries, sawmills, and agriculture. The creek itself was also used as a water supply. The watershed of Horton Creek is designated as a Coldwater Fishery and a Migratory Fishery and has been stocked with trout.
Horton Creek begins in a pond in Brooklyn Township, Susquehanna County. It flows south for several tenths of a mile, crossing Pennsylvania Route 167, before turning south-southeast and receiving an unnamed tributary from the . The creek then continues flowing south-southeast for more than a mile, passing through a pond and a wetland and receiving an unnamed tributary from the . The creek then turns south for several tenths of a mile, passing through two more wetlands and receiving an unnamed tributary from the right. It also enters Lathrop Township in this reach. It then turns south-southeast for several tenths of a mile and receives an unnamed tributary from the right before turning south-southwest. After several tenths of a mile, it receives another unnamed tributary from the right, turns southeast, receives an unnamed tributary from the left, and heading in a southerly direction for a few miles. In this reach, it receives an unnamed tributary from the right. The creek then exits Lathrop Township and Susquehanna County.
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