Lackawanna River
| Lackawanna River | |
|---|---|
The Lackawanna River as seen from Coxton Road Bridge, looking towards the Lackawanna-Susquehanna confluence.
|
|
The watersheds of the Lackawanna and Lackawaxen Rivers.
|
|
| Other name(s) | Gachanai, Hazirok L'chau-hanne, Lackawannok, Lechau-hanné, Lechau-hannek, Lechauwah-hannek. |
| Etymology | Lenape word Lechauwa-hannek meaning "the river that forks" |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| Counties | Lackawanna, Luzerne, Susquehanna, and Wayne Counties |
| Basin features | |
| Main source | 522 ft (159 m) |
| 2nd source | East Branch: Bone Pond, Dunn Pond, Independent Lake, Lake Lorain East Branch: 1,572 ft (479 m) |
| 3rd source | West Branch: Fiddle Lake, Lewis Lake, Lake Lowe West Branch: 1,575 ft (480 m) |
| River mouth |
Susquehanna River (North Branch) 539 ft (164 m) 41°20′28″N 75°47′35″W / 41.3412°N 75.7931°WCoordinates: 41°20′28″N 75°47′35″W / 41.3412°N 75.7931°W |
| Basin size | 350 sq mi (910 km2) |
| Tributaries |
|
| Physical characteristics | |
| Length | 62 mi (100 km) |
The Lackawanna River is a 40.8-mile-long (65.7 km)tributary of the Susquehanna River in northeastern Pennsylvania in the United States. It flows through a region of the northern Pocono Mountains that was once a center of anthracite coal mining in the United States. It starts in north Wayne County, Pennsylvania and ends in east Luzerne County, Pennsylvania in Duryea, Pennsylvania. The lower reaches of the river flow through the urban areas of Scranton, which grew around its banks in the 19th century as an industrial center. Its name comes from a Lenni Lenape word meaning "stream that forks".
The river rises in two branches, the West and East branches, along the boundary between Susquehanna and Wayne counties. The branches, each about 12 miles (19 km) long, flow south, closely parallel to each other, and join at the Stillwater Lake reservoir. The combined river flows southwest past Forest City, Carbondale, Mayfield, Jermyn, Archbald, Jessup, Blakely, Olyphant, Dickson City, Throop, Scranton, Taylor, Moosic, Old Forge, and Duryea. It joins the Susquehanna River at the northern boundary of Pittston about 8 miles (13 km) west-southwest of Scranton.
...
Wikipedia