Moneypenny Creek

Moneypenny Creek
Moneypenny Creek looking downstream
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Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationMiller Mountain in Eaton Township, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania
 • elevationbetween 1,280 and 1,300 feet (390 and 396 m)
Mouth 
 • location
Susquehanna River in Eaton Township, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates
41°28′53″N 75°54′26″W / 41.4815°N 75.9073°W / 41.4815; -75.9073
 • elevation
564 ft (172 m)
Length2.2 mi (3.5 km)
Basin size3.64 sq mi (9.4 km2)
Basin features
ProgressionSusquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay
Tributaries 
 • rightThurston Hollow

Moneypenny Creek is a tributary of the Susquehanna River in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 2.2 miles (3.5 km) long and flows through Eaton Township.[1] The creek's watershed has an area of 3.24 square miles (8.4 km2). The creek has one named tributary, which is known as Thurston Hollow. Moneypenny Creek has experienced flash flooding. The surficial geology in its vicinity consists of Wisconsinan Till, bedrock, alluvium, and Wisconsinan Ice-Contact Stratified Drift. The creek's watershed is a Coldwater Fishery and a Migratory Fishery.

  1. ^ United States Geological Survey, The National Map Viewer, retrieved September 9, 2015