347:. Little Creek joins East Branch Tunkhannock Creek 13.78 miles (22.18 km) upstream of its mouth, near Elkdale, and drains an area of 4.56 square miles (11.8 km). Tinker Creek joins East Branch Tunkhannock Creek 11.80 miles (18.99 km) upstream of its mouth, within 1 mile (1.6 km) of Elkdale, and drains an area of 5.02 square miles (13.0 km). Dundaff Creek joins East Branch Tunkhannock Creek 8.16 miles (13.13 km) upstream of its mouth, within 1 mile (1.6 km) of Clifford, and drains an area of 10.3 square miles (27 km). Idlewild Creek joins East Branch Tunkhannock Creek 7.50 miles (12.07 km) upstream of its mouth, within 1 mile (1.6 km) of Royal, and drains an area of 8.14 square miles (21.1 km).
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There are numerous ponds, lakes, and swamps in the watershed of East Branch
Tunkhannock Creek, mostly situated on various tributaries. These include Handsome Pond, Robinson Lake, Harding Pond, Tamarack Swamp, Tea Pond, two lakes named Mud Pond, Idlewild Lake, and Coterell Lake, and dozens of unnamed
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Tunkhannock above Dundaff Creek is designated as a Coldwater Fishery and a Migratory Fishery. The drainage basin of the creek below Dundaff Creek also has these designations, as does Dundaff Creek itself. A segment of East Branch Tunkhannock Creek is classified by
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before turning west-southwest. After several tenths of a mile, it turns southwest for a few miles, receiving the tributary Tinker Creek from the left. The creek eventually turns west-southwest for several tenths of a mile before turning south-southwest for several tenths of a mile, receiving the
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Tunkhannock Creek. These include Handsome Pond, Robinson Lake, Harding Pond, Tamarack Swamp, Tea Pond, two lakes named Mud Pond, Idlewild Lake, and Coterell Lake. In the early 1900s, major industries in the watershed included
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Clifford. The mouth of the creek is situated approximately 0.5 miles (0.80 km) south of Glenwood. The creek's watershed is situated in southern Susquehanna County and northern Lackawanna County. It is mostly in Susquehanna County, but a few of the southern reaches extend into northern
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Tunkhannock Creek begins on the side of East Mountain in Gibson Township. It flows south-southeast for a few tenths of a mile, entering Herrick Township. Here, it turns east before passing through a pond and flowing south-southeast. After several tenths of a mile, the creek turns
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agriculture and a summer resort. A number of bridges have been constructed over the creek. The drainage basin of East Branch
Tunkhannock Creek is designated as a Coldwater Fishery and a Migratory Fishery both above and below the confluence of Dundaff Creek. Both wild and
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east-northeast before turning southeast for several tenths of a mile. It then turns south-southeast for more than a mile, entering
Clifford Township. Here, the creek turns south-southwest and receives the tributary Little Creek from the
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Tunkhannock Creek watershed, 89.5 percent of the watersheds have a Habitat Quality Index (the maximum probability of finding brook trout in a zero-stress situation) of at least 0.50.
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Tunkhannock Creek has been described as "rough and hilly". The creek's valley is narrow and is surrounded by steep hills whose tops have been rounded by the actions of
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Tunkhannock Creek and there is sufficient room for casting. A walking/biking trail is in the vicinity of the creek in Clifford Township.
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quadrangle of Lenoxville. However, its source is in the
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370:Geography and geology
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569:References
492:Lenoxville
443:quadrangle
281:tributary
102:75°43′03″W
99:41°38′45″N
435:watershed
429:Watershed
405:sandstone
380:sea level
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545:See also
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