Pikes Creek
River / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the locality in Australia, see Pikes Creek, Queensland.
Pikes Creek (also known as Pike Creek) is a tributary of Harveys Creek in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 8.9 miles (14.3 km) long and flows through Lake Township, Lehman Township, Jackson Township, and Plymouth Township.[1] The watershed of the creek has an area of 11.6 square miles (30 km2). It is designated as a High-Quality Coldwater Fishery and a Migratory Fishery, as well as being Class A Wild Trout Waters for part of its length. The creek has a 400-acre reservoir, which is known as the Pikes Creek Reservoir and supplies water to tens of thousands of people. A number of bridges have been constructed over the creek.
Quick Facts Physical characteristics, Source ...
Pikes Creek | |
---|---|
Pikes Creek looking upstream | |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | pond or small lake in Lake Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania |
• elevation | 1,480 ft (450 m) |
Mouth | |
• location | Harveys Creek on the border between Jackson Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania and Plymouth Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania |
• coordinates | 41°15′46″N 76°02′01″W |
• elevation | between 940 and 960 feet (290 and 290 m) |
Length | 8.9 mi (14.3 km) |
Basin size | 11.6 sq mi (30 km2) |
Discharge | |
• average | 556 cu ft/s (15.7 m3/s) peak annual discharge upstream of Fades Creek (10% probability) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Harveys Creek → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay |
Tributaries | |
• right | Fades Creek |
Close