| Little Nescopeck Creek Little Nescopeck Creek A | |
|---|---|
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Crystal Lake in Bear Creek Township, Pennsylvania |
| • elevation | between 1,940 and 1,960 feet (590 and 600 m) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Nescopeck Creek in Dennison Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania |
• coordinates | 41°05′23″N 75°51′00″W / 41.0896°N 75.8499°W |
• elevation | 1,099 ft (335 m) |
| Length | 8.2 mi (13.2 km) |
| Basin size | 10.7 sq mi (28 km2) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Nescopeck Creek → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Conety Run |
Little Nescopeck Creek is a tributary of Nescopeck Creek in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 8.2 miles (13.2 km) long and flows through Bear Creek Township, Fairview Township, and Dennsion Township.[1] The watershed of the creek has an area of 10.7 square miles (28 km2). The creek has one named tributary, which is known as Conety Run. Little Nescopeck Creek is designated as a Coldwater Fishery and Class A Wild Trout Waters. It is one of the main sources of flooding in Dennison Township. The surficial geology in the vicinity of the creek mainly features alluvium, Wisconsinan Till, Wisconsinan Ice-Contact Stratified Drift, bedrock, and fill. Little Nescopeck Creek shares its name with another river in southern Luzerne county.