Dundaff Creek | |
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Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | wetland in Clifford Township, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania |
• elevation | 1,776 feet (541 m) |
Mouth | |
• location | East Branch Tunkhannock Creek in Clifford Township, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania at Clifford |
• coordinates | 41°39′26″N 75°36′13″W / 41.65712°N 75.60357°W |
• elevation | 1,037 feet (316 m) |
Length | 6.7 miles (10.8 km) |
Basin size | 10.3 square miles (27 km2) |
Basin features | |
Progression | East Branch Tunkhannock Creek → Tunkhannock Creek → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay |
Tributaries | |
• left | five unnamed tributaries |
• right | three unnamed tributaries |
Dundaff Creek is a tributary of East Branch Tunkhannock Creek in Susquehanna County and Lackawanna County, in Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 6.7 miles (10.8 km) long and flows through Clifford Township in Susquehanna County and Greenfield Township in Lackawanna County. The watershed of the creek has an area of 10.3 square miles (27 km2). The creek has no named tributaries and is not designated as an impaired waterbody.
The valley of Dundaff Creek has is relatively deep and not very asymmetric. Flooding has occurred along the creek, and has occasionally impacted the community of Clifford. Communities along the creek include Clifford and Dundaff. A number of bridges have been constructed over Dundaff Creek in both Susquehanna County and Lackawanna County. The watershed of the creek is designated as a Coldwater Fishery and a Migratory Fishery except for the watershed of an unnamed tributary, which is designated as a Warmwater Fishery and a Migratory Fishery. Wild trout naturally reproduce in the creek and there are wetlands at its headwaters, which are listed on the Susquehanna County Natural Areas Inventory.