Horton Creek (Tunkhannock Creek tributary)

Horton Creek
Horton Creek looking downstream
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	pond in Brooklyn Township, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania
• elevation	between 1,480 and 1,500 feet (451 and 457 m)
Mouth
• location	Tunkhannock Creek in Nicholson, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania
• coordinates	41°37′02″N 75°47′39″W / 41.6172°N 75.7942°W / 41.6172; -75.7942
• elevation	715 ft (218 m)
Length	11 mi (18 km)
Basin size	16.9 sq mi (44 km2)
Basin features
Progression	Tunkhannock Creek → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay
Tributaries
• left	two unnamed tributaries
• right	five unnamed tributaries

Horton Creek is a tributary of Tunkhannock Creek in Susquehanna County and Wyoming County, in Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 11 miles (18 km) long and flows through Brooklyn Township and Lathrop Township in Susquehanna County and Nicholson Township and Nicholson in Wyoming County.^[1] The watershed of the creek has an area of 16.9 square miles (44 km²). The creek is not designated as an impaired waterbody and has no named tributaries. The topography of the creek's watershed has been described as "rough and hilly" and its channel is sinuous.

The watershed of Horton Creek is largely rural and sparsely developed. There are several lakes and a swamp in the creek's watershed. The watershed is mostly located in northeastern Wyoming County and southern Susquehanna County. The area in the creek's vicinity was settled by the 1810s. In the early 1900s, major industries included quarries, sawmills, and agriculture. The creek itself was also used as a water supply. The watershed of Horton Creek is designated as a Coldwater Fishery and a Migratory Fishery and has been stocked with trout.