Horton Creek (Tunkhannock Creek tributary)
| Horton Creek | |
|---|---|
Horton Creek looking downstream | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | pond in Brooklyn Township, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania |
| • elevation | between 1,480 and 1,500 feet (451 and 457 m) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Tunkhannock Creek in Nicholson, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania |
• coordinates | 41°37′02″N 75°47′39″W / 41.6172°N 75.7942°W |
• elevation | 715 ft (218 m) |
| Length | 11 mi (18 km) |
| Basin size | 16.9 sq mi (44 km2) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Tunkhannock Creek → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | two unnamed tributaries |
| • right | five unnamed tributaries |
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.