Pikes Creek

Pikes Creek
Pikes Creek looking upstream
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	pond or small lake in Lake Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
• elevation	1,480 ft (450 m)
Mouth
• location	Harveys Creek on the border between Jackson Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania and Plymouth Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
• coordinates	41°15′46″N 76°02′01″W / 41.2629°N 76.0336°W / 41.2629; -76.0336
• elevation	between 940 and 960 feet (290 and 290 m)
Length	8.9 mi (14.3 km)
Basin size	11.6 sq mi (30 km2)
Discharge
• average	556 cu ft/s (15.7 m3/s) peak annual discharge upstream of Fades Creek (10% probability)
Basin features
Progression	Harveys Creek → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay
Tributaries
• right	Fades Creek

Pikes Creek (also known as Pike Creek) is a tributary of Harveys Creek in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 8.9 miles (14.3 km) long and flows through Lake Township, Lehman Township, Jackson Township, and Plymouth Township.^[1] The watershed of the creek has an area of 11.6 square miles (30 km²). It is designated as a High-Quality Coldwater Fishery and a Migratory Fishery, as well as being Class A Wild Trout Waters for part of its length. The creek has a 400-acre reservoir, which is known as the Pikes Creek Reservoir and supplies water to tens of thousands of people. A number of bridges have been constructed over the creek.