| Fades Creek | |
|---|---|
 Fades Creek looking upstream from Pennsylvania Route 118 | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | valley at the base of a hill in Lake Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania |
| • elevation | between 1,340 and 1,360 feet (410 and 410 m) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Pikes Creek in Lake Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania |
• coordinates | 41°18′09″N 76°05′37″W / 41.30253°N 76.09366°W |
• elevation | between 1,120 and 1,140 feet (340 and 350 m) |
| Length | 3.2 mi (5.1 km) |
| Basin size | 2.07 sq mi (5.4 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 424 cu ft/s (12.0 m3/s) peak annual discharge at mouth (10% probability) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Pikes Creek → Harveys Creek → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | one unnamed tributary |
Fades Creek is a tributary of Pikes Creek in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 3.2 miles (5.1 km) long and flows through Lake Township.[1] The watershed of the creek has an area of 2.07 square miles (5.4 km2). It has one unnamed tributary and is designated as a High-Quality Coldwater Fishery and Class A Wild Trout Waters for part of its length. The creek is crossed by a pipeline and a bridge carrying Pennsylvania Route 118. Wisconsinan Ice-Intact Stratified Drift, alluvium, Wisconsinan Till, Wisconsinan Bouldery Till, and bedrock consisting of sandstone and shale all occur in the surficial geology in the creek's vicinity.
- ^ United States Geological Survey, The National Map Viewer, archived from the original on March 29, 2012, retrieved January 30, 2015