Horton Creek | |
---|---|
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | wetland in Springville Township, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania |
• elevation | between 1,120 and 1,140 feet (341 and 347 m) |
Mouth | |
• location | Oxbow Creek close to St. Andrews Camp in Lemon Township, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania |
• coordinates | 41°36′15″N 75°52′39″W / 41.6043°N 75.87761°W |
• elevation | 860 ft (260 m) |
Basin size | 3.60 sq mi (9.3 km2) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Oxbow Creek → Tunkhannock Creek → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay |
Horton Creek is a tributary of Oxbow Creek in Susquehanna County and Wyoming County, in Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 3.3 miles (5.3 km) long and flows through Springville Township in Susquehanna County and Lemon Township and Nicholson Township in Wyoming County.[1] The watershed of the creek has an area of 3.60 square miles (9.3 km2). The creek is not designated as an impaired waterbody. The surficial geology in its vicinity mainly consists of alluvium, Wisconsinan Till, Wisconsinan Ice-Contact Stratified Drift, alluvial terrace, and wetlands.