Toby Creek
| Toby Creek | |
|---|---|
Toby Creek looking upstream | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Dallas Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania |
| • elevation | between 1,220 and 1,240 feet (370 and 380 m) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Susquehanna River in Edwardsville, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania and Larksville, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania |
• coordinates | 41°15′05″N 75°54′42″W / 41.2514°N 75.9118°W |
• elevation | 518 ft (158 m) |
| Basin size | 36.5 sq mi (95 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 41.2 cu ft/s (1.17 m3/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Trout Brook |
| • right | Huntsville Creek |
Toby Creek (also known as Toby's Creek) is a tributary of the Susquehanna River in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 10.5 miles (16.9 km) long and flows through Dallas Township, Dallas, Kingston Township, Courtdale, Luzerne, Pringle, Kingston, Edwardsville, and Larksville. The watershed of the creek has an area of 36.5 square miles (95 km2). The entire drainage basin is designated as a Migratory Fishery and parts are designated as either a Coldwater Fishery, a Warmwater Fishery, or a Trout Stocking Fishery. The creek has two named tributaries: Huntsville Creek and Trout Brook. It is said to show "some degraded conditions", but does not experience severe pollution and is not considered to be impaired. The creek is piped underground in Pringle, but resurfaces in Edwardsville.
The watershed of Toby Creek occupies part or all of ten boroughs and four townships. The creek's watershed is mainly rural. Pennsylvania Route 309, Pennsylvania Route 118, and US Route 11 are partially within it. The two-billion-gallon Huntsville Reservoir is also in the creek's drainage basin. Several mills were built along the creek in the 1800s and many bridges have been constructed over it. The creek experienced significant floods in 1942 and 1972.