Six Springs Creek
| Six Springs Creek | |
|---|---|
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | valley near Interstate 380 in Spring Brook Township, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania |
| • elevation | between 1,700 and 1,720 feet (520 and 520 m) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Rattlesnake Creek in Spring Brook Township, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania |
• coordinates | 41°18′53″N 75°35′01″W / 41.3147°N 75.5836°W |
• elevation | 1,450 ft (440 m) |
| Length | 2.1 mi (3.4 km) |
| Basin size | 2.95 sq mi (7.6 km2) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Rattlesnake Creek → Spring Brook → Lackawanna River → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | three unnamed tributaries |
| • right | two unnamed tributaries |
Six Springs Creek is a tributary of Rattlesnake Creek in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 2.1 miles (3.4 km) long and flows through Spring Brook Township. The watershed of the creek has an area of 2.95 square miles (7.6 km2). Wild trout naturally reproduce in the creek and it is considered to be a High-Quality Coldwater Fishery. However, it has been affected by sewage contamination. The surficial geology in the creek's vicinity consists of Wisconsinan Till, bedrock, Wisconsinan Ice-Contact Stratified Drift, and wetlands.