| Bear Swamp Creek | |
|---|---|
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | western side of East Mountain in Gibson Township, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania |
| • elevation | 1,703 feet (519 m) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Tunkhannock Creek in Gibson Township, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania near South Gibson |
• coordinates | 41°43′58″N 75°37′56″W / 41.73288°N 75.63209°W |
• elevation | 942 feet (287 m) |
| Length | 4.3 miles (6.9 km) |
| Basin size | 3.92 square miles (10.2 km2) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Tunkhannock Creek → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | one unnamed tributary |
Bear Swamp Creek is a tributary of Tunkhannock Creek in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 4.3 miles (6.9 km) long and flows through Gibson Township and Clifford Township. The watershed of the creek has an area of 3.92 square miles (10.2 km2). The creek has no named tributaries, and is not designated as an impaired waterbody. It does pass through a wetland known as Bear Swamp. The drainage basin of the creek is designated as a Coldwater Fishery and a Migratory Fishery.