Pine Creek (Pennsylvania)

For other streams in Pennsylvania named Pine Creek, see Pine Creek (disambiguation).
Pine Creek
Pine Creek from the Pine Creek Rail Trail in Lycoming County
Map
Location
CountryPotter, Tioga, Lycoming and Clinton counties in Pennsylvania, U.S.
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationUlysses Township, Potter County
 • elevation2,420 feet (740 m)
Mouth 
 • location
West Branch Susquehanna River between the boroughs of Avis and Jersey Shore
 • coordinates
41°10′16″N 77°16′09″W / 41.1710°N 77.2691°W / 41.1710; -77.2691
Length87.2 miles (140.3 km)
Basin size979 square miles (2,540 km2)
Map of the West Branch Susquehanna River (dark blue) and major streams in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. Pine Creek (red) is the first major stream to enter the river in the county. Key to Pine Creek tributaries: 1 = West Branch Pine Creek; 2 = Marsh Creek; 3 = Babb Creek; 4 = Little Pine Creek / Blockhouse Creek

Pine Creek is a tributary of the West Branch Susquehanna River in Potter, Tioga, Lycoming, and Clinton counties in Pennsylvania. The creek is 87.2 miles (140.3 km) long.[1] Within Tioga County, 23.25 miles (37.42 km) of Pine Creek are designated as a Pennsylvania Scenic River.

Pine Creek is the largest tributary of the West Branch Susquehanna River and has the largest watershed of all the West Branch’s tributaries.

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed August 8, 2011