| East Branch Tunkhannock Creek | |
|---|---|
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | side of East Mountain in Gibson Township, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania |
| • elevation | 1,953 ft (595 m) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Tunkhannock Creek in Lenox Township, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania near Glenwood |
• coordinates | 41°38′45″N 75°43′03″W / 41.6459°N 75.7175°W |
• elevation | 764 ft (233 m) |
| Length | 19 mi (31 km) |
| Width | |
| • average | 30 to 35 feet (9.1 to 10.7 m) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Tunkhannock Creek → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Little Creek, Tinker Creek, Dundaff Creek |
| • right | Idlewild Creek |
East Branch Tunkhannock Creek is a tributary of Tunkhannock Creek in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 19 miles (31 km) long and flows through Gibson Township, Herrick Township, Clifford Township, and Lenox Township, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania. The watershed of the creek has an area of 68.3 square miles (177 km2). The creek has four named tributaries: Little Creek, Tinker Creek, Dundaff Creek, and Idlewild Creek. It is not designated as an impaired waterbody and is a freestone stream in its upper reaches. The topography of the watershed has been described as "rough and hilly".
Numerous small lakes and swamps occur in the watershed of East Branch Tunkhannock Creek. These include Handsome Pond, Robinson Lake, Harding Pond, Tamarack Swamp, Tea Pond, two lakes named Mud Pond, Idlewild Lake, and Coterell Lake. In the early 1900s, major industries in the watershed included agriculture and a summer resort. A number of bridges have been constructed over the creek. The drainage basin of East Branch Tunkhannock Creek is designated as a Coldwater Fishery and a Migratory Fishery both above and below the confluence of Dundaff Creek. Both wild and stocked trout occur in various reaches of the creek.