Painter Creek
| Painter Creek | |
|---|---|
Painter Creek looking downstream near its headwaters | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | northeast of Big Pine Hill in Thornhurst Township, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania |
| • elevation | between 2,000 and 2,020 feet (610 and 620 m) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Panther Creek in Spring Brook Township, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania |
• coordinates | 41°16′59″N 75°37′51″W / 41.2830°N 75.6307°W |
• elevation | 1,411 ft (430 m) |
| Length | 3.4 mi (5.5 km) |
| Basin size | 4.51 sq mi (11.7 km2) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Panther Creek → Spring Brook → Lackawanna River → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | two unnamed tributaries |
Painter Creek is a tributary of Panther Creek in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 3.4 miles (5.5 km) long and flows through Thornhurst Township and Spring Brook Township. The watershed of the creek has an area of 4.51 square miles (11.7 km2). Wild trout naturally reproduce in the creek and a hiking trail is in its vicinity. The surficial geology in the area consists of Wisconsinan Till, bedrock, and wetlands. A bog known as the Painter Creek Bog is listed on the Lackawanna County Natural Areas Inventory.