Monroe Creek (Tunkhannock Creek tributary)

Monroe Creek
Bartholomew Creek
Monroe Creek looking downstream
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationpond or small lake in Springville Township, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania
 • elevationbetween 1,320 and 1,340 feet (402 and 408 m)
Mouth 
 • location
Tunkhannock Creek in Nicholson Township, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania at Starkville
 • coordinates
41°36′16″N 75°49′59″W / 41.6045°N 75.8330°W / 41.6045; -75.8330
 • elevation
686 ft (209 m)
Length6.1 mi (9.8 km)
Basin size6.64 sq mi (17.2 km2)
Basin features
ProgressionTunkhannock Creek → Susquehanna RiverChesapeake Bay
Tributaries 
 • lefttwo unnamed tributaries
 • righttwo unnamed tributaries

Monroe Creek (also known as Bartholomew Creek) is a tributary of Tunkhannock Creek in Susquehanna County and Wyoming County, in Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 6.1 miles (9.8 km) long and flows through Springville Township in Susquehanna County and Nicholson Township in Wyoming County.[1] The watershed of the creek has an area of 6.64 square miles (17.2 km2). The creek is not designated as an impaired waterbody. The surficial geology in its vicinity consists mostly of alluvium, Wisconsinan Till, and other things. Its watershed is designated as a Coldwater Fishery and a Migratory Fishery.

  1. ^ United States Geological Survey, The National Map Viewer, retrieved November 20, 2015